Quarterly Employment Survey: September 2009 quarter

Embargoed until 10:45am  –  03 November 2009
See also Quarterly Employment Survey: September 2009 quarter – Media release

Highlights

For the September 2009 year:

  • Seasonally adjusted (SA) total paid hours decreased 3.0 percent.
  • Full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) decreased 3.5 percent.
  • Filled jobs decreased 2.6 percent.
  • SA total gross earnings increased 1.6 percent.
Measure September 2009 quarter Percentage change from previous qtr Percentage change from previous year
SA total paid hours 49.0 million 0.2 -3.0
Full-time equivalent employees 1.29 million -1.0 -3.5
Filled jobs 1.66 million -0.8 -2.6
SA total gross earnings $1,244 million 1.8 1.6
Average total hourly earnings (private sector) $23.57 1.5 4.2

Annual percentage change in employment 

Geoff Bascand 3 November 2009
Government Statistician ISSN 1178-0649