Household Labour Force Survey: June 2009 quarter
Highlights
- The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 6.0 percent.
- Seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 24,000 to 138,000.
- Seasonally adjusted employment decreased by 10,000 to 2,169,000.
| Seasonally adjusted |
June 2009 quarter |
Quarterly change |
Annual change |
| Unemployment rate |
6.0% |
+1.0 |
+2.0 |
| Unemployed |
138,000 |
+20.6% |
+52.6% |
| Employed |
2,169,000 |
-0.4% |
-0.9% |
| Not in the labour force |
1,065,000 |
+0.2% |
+1.4% |
| Labour force participation rate |
68.4% |
+0.1 |
-0.1% |
| Geoff Bascand |
6 August 2009 |
| Government Statistician |
ISSN 1178-0487 |