Australia Labour Force

From abs.gov.au

MAY KEY POINTS TREND ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) Employment increased to 11,664,600. Unemployment increased to 687,700. Unemployment rate at 5.6%. Participation rate remained steady at 65.3%. Aggregate monthly hours worked increased to 1,634.0 million hours. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) Employment increased 1,100 to 11,663,300. Full-time employment decreased 5,300 to 8,153,600 and part-time employment increased 6,400 to 3,509,600. Unemployment decreased 3,600 (0.5%) to 682,900. The number of persons looking for full-time work increased 2,700 to 506,300 and the number of persons looking for part-time ... (full story)