ABS: 6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, Jul 2012
Date published :
9
August
2012
Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 5.2 per
cent in July, as announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics
(ABS) today. The ABS reported the number of people employed
increased by 14,000 to 11,512,600 in July. The increase in
employment was driven by increased full-time employment, up 9,200
people to 8,073,700, and part-time employment, up 4,800 people to
3,439,000. The increase in employment was driven by an increase in
male and female full-time and female part-time employment. The
number of people unemployed decreased by 2,500 people to 635,100 in
July, the ABS reported. The ABS monthly aggregate hours worked
series showed an increase in July, up 13.4 million hours to 1,625.1
million hours from a revised June 2012 estimate. The ABS reported a
labour force participation rate of 65.2 per cent in July.
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