7 November 2013, 04:49  Australia: Employment key points in October

TREND ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE)
Employment decreased to 11,636,600.
Unemployment increased to 710,000.
Unemployment rate increased by less than 0.1 pts to 5.8%.
Participation rate decreased to 64.8%.
Aggregate monthly hours worked increased to 1,647.9 million hours.

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE)
Employment increased 1,100 to 11,639,200. Full-time employment decreased 27,900 to 8,094,700 and part-time employment increased 28,900 to 3,544,500.
Unemployment increased 9,100 (1.3%) to 709,300. The number of persons looking for full-time work increased 9,800 to 521,900 and
the number of persons looking for part-time work decreased 800 to 187,400.
The unemployment rate increased 0.1 pts to 5.7%, based on unrounded estimates.
The participation rate remained steady at 64.8%, following a revision to the September estimate.
Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 6.2 million hours to 1,648.5 million hours.

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