ABS: 6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, Jan 2012

Date published : 16  February  2012 

OVERVIEW
Each month the ABS collects data on Labour Force characteristics from about 30,000 households, which roughly equates to 60,000 people. These people live in a broad range of areas and have diverse backgrounds and are considered to be a good representation of the Australian population. From this information, the ABS produces a wide variety of statistics that paints a picture of the labour market. One of the statistics that attracts a lot of attention each month is the estimate for the number of people who are employed.

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