CANBERRA, AAP – LABOUR FORCE DATA FOR JANUARY:
* Unemployment rate – Unchanged at 4.2 per cent compared to December
* Underemployment rate (employed people seeking additional work) – 6.7 per cent versus 6.6 per cent
* Employment – rose 12,900
* Full-time positions – down 17,000
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* Part-time employment – rose 30,000
* Participation rate (people working or looking for work) – 66.2 per cent versus 66.1 per cent
* Monthly hours worked in all jobs – fell 8.8 per cent or 159 million hours
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES:
NSW – 4.2 per cent in January versus 4.0 per cent in December
VIC – 4.1 per cent versus 4.3 per cent
QLD – 4.4 per cent versus 4.7 per cent
SA – 4.8 per cent versus 3.9 per cent
WA – 3.7 per cent versus 3.4 per cent
TAS – 3.8 per cent versus 4.0 per cent
NT – 3.8 per cent versus 4.2 per cent
ACT – 3.2 per cent versus 4.5 per cent
(Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics)
