Workforce Information

Workforce information relating to the State's labour force as a whole can be found on
this page, below. This includes: 


We also provide additional workforce information in three other content areas.                 
REGIONAL PROFILES
WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION
CAREER INFORMATION
  

 

 

Each month, we produce  a short Labour Force Brief which provides a regular snapshot of indicators about the State's labour market in general and how it is faring.

Trend indicators October 2008  

What are the indicators telling us in trend terms?

Unemployment and employment trend estimates October 2008
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (TREND ESTIMATES)
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TREND ESTIMATES (SHORTER TIMEFRAME)
  
                   
TOTAL PERSONS EMPLOYED (TREND ESTIMATES)
TOTAL PERSONS EMPLOYED
TREND ESTIMATE (SHORTER TIMEFRAME)
 
Hon. Mike Rann MP, Premier of South Australia
     
Hon. Mike Rann MP, Premier of South Australia PRESS RELEASE on October 2008 indicators.
   
     

            

Regional unemployment rates: indicators for year to October
2008

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publishes monthly labour force estimates for regional South Australia, classified at the Labour Force Dissemination Region level. These estimates are released one week after the release of main labour force aggregates (see Labour Force Brief, above).

Six Labour Force Regions within South Australia are covered: Northern and Western, Eastern and Southern Adelaide (within metropolitan Adelaide); with Northern and Western South Australia, and Southern and Eastern South Australia providing coverage for the remainder of the State.

Technical information to consider when using this data.
 

           
TOTAL (15 YEARS AND OVER) UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AND FULL-TIME YOUTH (15-19 YEARS) UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY STATISTICAL REGION (Year to October 2008, original data)



 

Each month, DFEEST develops a Youth Activity Profile, part of which includes several key points about the labour market and learning activities of young South Australians aged 15 to 24 years.

Some of these key points are useful indicators which complement the regular Labour Force Brief, above.

Technical information to consider when using this data.

Key points October 2008

  • Of the total population of 15 to 24 year olds in South Australia (214,700), 98,700 (46.0%) are studying full-time as their main activity*

  • A further 67,500 (31.4%) are working full-time

  • The number of 15 to 24 year olds in South Australia who are unemployed and seeking full-time work is 11,000 and the full-time unemployment to population ratio is 5.1%. The national ratio is 3.4%

  • The full-time unemployment rate faced by young (15 to 24 years) South Australians is currently 14.0% compared with 8.7% nationally).

Full-time participation and 'at risk' in the labour market: OCTOBER 2008.

 

* This figure excludes the number of young people who are working full-time.   
 

The Labour Market Overview: South Australia [DOC 1.2MB] provides a summary of the current state of the labour market in South Australia and includes information on employment levels in different industries; occupational structure; employment participation, and skills and education and training.

South Australian Labour Market Profile 2006The South Australian Labour Market Profile 2006 [PDF 1.8MB] provides a point in time snapshot (December 2006) of the labour market participation of South Australians.

It quantifies both the number of persons in the labour market (employed and unemployed) and those not participating in the labour force (marginally attached and not marginally attached).

The profile has been produced for persons, males and females to enable gender comparisons.

 

South Australian Labour Market Profile 2005

The South Australian Labour Market Profile 2005 [PDF 828KB], snapshot as at December 2005 is also available.


 


The Workforce SA Occasional Papers include short papers on topical issues or summary pieces of analysis and information about the workforce.


February 2008 Population Ageing and Workforce Supply [PDF 172KB]