| Monthly Statistical Bulletin |
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| 1.1 Employment |
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| Month |
2004–05 |
2005–06 |
2006–07 |
2007–08 |
2008–09 |
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| Number employed
(a) – '000 |
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| July |
9 658.0 |
9 998.8 |
10 222.2 |
10 474.0 |
10 722.4 |
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| August |
9 647.8 |
10 033.5 |
10 233.6 |
10 499.4 |
10 735.2 |
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| September |
9 713.3 |
10 017.6 |
10 272.6 |
10 528.9 |
10 729.1 |
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| October |
9 764.3 |
10 021.2 |
10 258.3 |
10 541.4 |
10 765.6 |
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| November |
9 787.1 |
10 050.1 |
10 289.3 |
10 594.6 |
10 750.0 |
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| December |
9 806.9 |
10 039.8 |
10 344.5 |
10 607.7 |
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| January |
9 852.0 |
10 035.5 |
10 348.9 |
10 633.9 |
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| February |
9 878.3 |
10 063.4 |
10 364.5 |
10 670.6 |
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| March |
9 917.0 |
10 099.1 |
10 385.5 |
10 672.0 |
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| April |
9 962.7 |
10 109.0 |
10 413.6 |
10 710.6 |
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| May |
9 950.1 |
10 146.4 |
10 457.0 |
10 685.4 |
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| June |
9 985.0 |
10 172.1 |
10 454.6 |
10 705.6 |
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| Annual average |
9 826.4 |
10 064.3 |
10 334.6 |
10 612.4 |
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| Annual change
(a) – per cent |
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| July |
2.4 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
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| August |
1.7 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
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| September |
2.3 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
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| October |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
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| November |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
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| December |
2.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
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| January |
3.2 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
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| February |
3.3 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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| March |
3.3 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
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| April |
3.5 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
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| May |
3.2 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
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| June |
3.5 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
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| Annual average |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
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| (a) Monthly
figures are seasonally adjusted. |
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| Source: ABS, Labour force, Cat. no. 6202.0 |
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Update |
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15 January 2009 |
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