Quarterly Employment Survey: December 2012 quarter

In the December 2012 quarter compared with the September 2012 quarter:

• The seasonally adjusted number of filled jobs rose 0.4 percent.
• The seasonally adjusted number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) rose 0.4 percent.
• Average ordinary time hourly earnings fell 0.1 percent.

In the December 2012 quarter compared with the December 2011 quarter:

• The seasonally adjusted number of filled jobs rose 1.4 percent.
• The seasonally adjusted number of FTEs rose 1.5 percent.
• Average ordinary time hourly earnings rose 2.6 percent.