Wednesday 19 June 2019

SNAPSHOT: Employment, underemployment & unemployment in NSW & Northern Rivers Region - April & May 2019



Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour Force, Australia, May 2019:

·         Australia's trend estimate of employment increased by 28,400 persons in May 2019, with:
·         the number of unemployed persons increasing by 5,800 persons;
·         the unemployment rate remaining steady at 5.1%;
·         the underemployment rate increasing to 8.5%;
·         the underutilisation rate increasing to 13.6%;
·         the participation rate increasing to 65.9%; and
·         the employment to population ratio remaining steady at 62.5%. 

In New South Wales, May 2019

Total employed person – 4,167,000 persons of which est. 31% are employed part-time
Total underemployment rate – 12.2%
Total unemployed person – 197,500 persons of which est. 68% were looking for full-time work
Total unemployment rate – 4.5%.

State Electorates in Northern Rivers, April 2019

Clarence Electorate – 58,169 employed persons, unemployment rate 8.2% and youth unemployment rate 20.5%, with negative annual employment growth of -2.7%
Lismore Electorate – 83,833 employed persons, unemployment rate 6.1% and youth unemployment rate 10.2%
Richmond-Tweed Electorate – 115,668 employed persons, unemployment rate 4.5% and youth unemployment rate 8.9%.

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