CANBERRA, AAP – LABOUR FORCE DATA FOR DECEMBER:
* Unemployment rate – 4.2 per cent versus 4.6 per cent in November
* Underemployment rate (employed people seeking additional work) – 6.6 per cent versus 7.5 per cent
* Employment – up 64,800
* Full-time positions – up 41,500
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* Part-time employment – up 23,300
* Participation rate (people working or looking for work) – 66.1 per cent versus 66.1 per cent
* Monthly hours worked in all jobs – up 1.0 per cent or 18 million hours
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES:
NSW – 4.0 per cent in October versus 4.6 per cent in November
VIC – 4.2 per cent versus 4.7 per cent
QLD – 4.7 per cent versus 4.8 per cent
SA – 3.9 per cent versus 4.6 per cent
WA – 3.4 per cent versus 3.8 per cent
TAS – 3.9 per cent versus 5.1 per cent
NT – 4.2 per cent versus 4.4 per cent
ACT – 4.5 per cent versus 3.8 per cent
(Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics)
