In the September 2011 quarter compared with the June 2011 quarter:
- The unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.6 percent.
- Unemployment rose by 3,000 people.
- The number of people employed increased by 5,000.
- The employment rate was flat at 63.9 percent.
All figures have been seasonally adjusted.
| Seasonally adjusted |
September 2011 quarter |
Quarterly change |
Annual change |
| Unemployment rate |
6.6% |
+0.1 |
+0.2 |
| Unemployed |
157,000 |
+1.7% |
+4.6% |
| Employed |
2,218,000 |
+0.2% |
+1.1% |
| Not in the labour force |
1,095,000 |
-0.2% |
+0.5% |
| Employment rate |
63.9% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Labour force participation rate |
68.4% |
+0.1 |
+0.1 |
Cathryn Ashley-Jones
Acting Government Statistician |
3 November 2011
ISSN 1178-0487 |