Trend Unemployment Rate At 6-Year Low
Australian Bureau of Statistics | Author
Published Oct 18, 2018 13:53
The trend unemployment rate remained steady at 5.2 per cent in September
The trend unemployment rate remained steady at 5.2 per cent in the month of September 2018 after the August figure was revised down, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
"Today's figures continue to show a gradual decrease in the trend unemployment rate that began in late 2014. The trend unemployment rate of 5.2 per cent is the lowest it has been since mid 2012." said the Chief Economist for the ABS, Bruce Hockman.
Employment and hours
Trend employment increased by around 26,000 persons in September 2018 with full-time employment increasing by over 21,000 persons.
The trend participation rate remained steady at 65.6 per cent in September 2018.
Over the past year, trend employment increased by over 290,000 persons or 2.4 per cent, which was above the average year-on-year growth over the past 20 years (2.0 per cent).
The trend monthly hours worked increased by 0.2 per cent in September 2018 and by 1.8 per cent over the past year.
States and territories
The states and territories with the strongest annual growth in trend employment were New South Wales (3.4 per cent) and Victoria (2.6 per cent). New South Wales and Victoria were the only states and territories to record year-on-year growth above their 20-year averages.
Seasonally adjusted data
The seasonally adjusted number of persons employed increased by around 5,600 persons in September 2018. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.0 per cent and the labour force participation rate decreased to 65.4 per cent.
The net movement of employed in both trend and seasonally adjusted terms is underpinned by well over 300,000 people entering employment, and more than 300,000 leaving employment in the month.
New underemployment data
The trend underemployment rate decreased to 8.3 per cent in September 2018 and the trend underutilisation rate decreased to 13.5 per cent.
From September 2018 the ABS will publish monthly trend and seasonally adjusted data on underemployment and underutilisation with Underemployment in Australia .
More details are in the September 2018 issue of Labour Force, Australia, Detailed - Electronic Delivery (cat. no. 6291.0.55.001), due for release on 25 October 2018.
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Written By: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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