ABS: 6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, Sep 2011
Date published :
13
October
2011
The seasonally adjusted Australian
unemployment rate was 5.2 per cent in September, the Australian
Bureau of Statistics (ABS) announced today. The ABS reported the
number of people employed increased by 20,400 to 11,451,200 in
September. The increase in employment was driven by an increase in
full-time employment, up 10,800 people to 8,044,200, and an
increase in part-time employment, up 9,600 people to 3,407,100. The
number of people unemployed decreased by 3,800 people to 634,200 in
September, the ABS reported. The ABS monthly aggregate hours worked
series showed a decrease in September, down 9.4 million hours to
1,615.1 million hours.
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