In the September 2012 quarter compared with the June 2012 quarter:
- The unemployment rate rose 0.5 percentage points, to 7.3 percent.
- The number of people unemployed increased by 13,000 people.
- The employment rate fell 0.4 percentage points, to 63.4 percent.
- The number of people employed decreased by 8,000.
- The labour force participation rate remained unchanged, at 68.4 percent.
All figures are seasonally adjusted.
|
September 2012 quarter |
Quarterly change |
Annual change |
| (000) |
(Percent) |
| Unemployed |
175 |
+7.9 |
+12.4 |
| Employed |
2,218 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
| Not in the labour force |
1,103 |
+0.1 |
+0.7 |
| Working-age population |
3,497 |
+0.1 |
+0.8 |
|
|
(Percent) |
(Percentage points) |
| Unemployment rate |
7.3 |
+0.5 |
+0.7 |
| Employment rate |
63.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
| Labour force participation rate |
68.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Cathryn Ashley-Jones
Acting Government Statistician
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8 November 2012
ISSN 1178-0487
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