Household Labour Force Survey: December 2008 quarter - Revised 20 March 2009 – See attached Erratum
Highlights
- Seasonally adjusted employment increased by 21,000 to 2,191,000.
- The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 4.6 percent.
- The seasonally adjusted labour force participation rate increased to 69.3 percent.
- Seasonally adjusted total actual hours worked per week fell by 0.5 percent.
|
December 2008 quarter |
Quarterly change |
Annual change |
| Unemployment rate |
4.6% |
+0.4 |
+1.2 |
| Unemployed |
105,000 |
+10.8% |
+36.8% |
| Employed |
2,191,000 |
+0.9% |
+0.9% |
| Not in the labour force |
1,015,000 |
-1.8% |
-1.0% |
| Labour force participation rate |
69.3% |
+0.6 |
+0.6 |
| Geoff Bascand |
5 February 2009 |
| Government Statistician |
ISSN 1178-0487 |