Components of labour demand and supply, Queensland, 1971 to 2011
| Year (a) | Employment | Unemployment | Vacancies | Total labour demand (b) |
Total labour supply (c) |
Unemployment rate (d) |
Vacancy rate (e) |
Excess supply ratio (f) |
Unemployment/ vacancy ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — number — | — % — | — ratio — | |||||||
| 1971 | 742,800 | 15,300 | 3,374 | 746,174 | 758,100 | 2.02 | 0.45 | 1.02 | 4.53 |
| 1972 | 765,200 | 18,200 | 3,879 | 769,079 | 783,400 | 2.32 | 0.50 | 1.02 | 4.69 |
| 1973 | 795,900 | 15,000 | 8,625 | 804,525 | 810,900 | 1.85 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.74 |
| 1974 | 821,300 | 21,800 | 3,793 | 825,093 | 843,100 | 2.59 | 0.45 | 1.02 | 5.75 |
| 1975 | 840,000 | 42,300 | 2,475 | 842,475 | 882,300 | 4.79 | 0.28 | 1.05 | 17.09 |
| 1976 | 847,300 | 48,100 | 1,958 | 849,258 | 895,400 | 5.37 | 0.22 | 1.05 | 24.57 |
| 1977 | 876,000 | 57,400 | 2,114 | 878,114 | 933,400 | 6.15 | 0.23 | 1.06 | 27.15 |
| 1978 | 881,500 | 63,000 | 1,935 | 883,435 | 944,500 | 6.67 | 0.20 | 1.07 | 32.56 |
| 1979 | 902,479 | 64,361 | 3,800 | 906,279 | 966,840 | 6.66 | 0.39 | 1.07 | 16.94 |
| 1980 | 936,655 | 65,723 | 3,900 | 940,555 | 1,002,378 | 6.56 | 0.39 | 1.07 | 16.85 |
| 1981 | 971,699 | 60,402 | 2,800 | 974,499 | 1,032,101 | 5.85 | 0.27 | 1.06 | 21.57 |
| 1982 | 998,216 | 73,158 | 3,100 | 1,001,316 | 1,071,374 | 6.83 | 0.29 | 1.07 | 23.60 |
| 1983 | 986,569 | 110,799 | 1,300 | 987,869 | 1,097,368 | 10.10 | 0.12 | 1.11 | 85.23 |
| 1984 | 1,016,411 | 109,363 | 5,150 | 1,021,561 | 1,125,774 | 9.71 | 0.46 | 1.10 | 21.24 |
| 1985 | 1,051,275 | 111,794 | 7,775 | 1,059,050 | 1,163,069 | 9.61 | 0.67 | 1.10 | 14.38 |
| 1986 | 1,112,234 | 114,267 | 6,950 | 1,119,184 | 1,226,502 | 9.32 | 0.57 | 1.10 | 16.44 |
| 1987 | 1,135,926 | 119,694 | 5,950 | 1,141,876 | 1,255,620 | 9.53 | 0.47 | 1.10 | 20.12 |
| 1988 | 1,200,177 | 104,448 | 8,850 | 1,209,027 | 1,304,625 | 8.01 | 0.68 | 1.08 | 11.80 |
| 1989 | 1,281,006 | 92,476 | 12,375 | 1,293,381 | 1,373,482 | 6.73 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 7.47 |
| 1990 | 1,318,674 | 110,998 | 8,950 | 1,327,624 | 1,429,672 | 7.76 | 0.63 | 1.08 | 12.40 |
| 1991 | 1,306,134 | 138,433 | 6,250 | 1,312,384 | 1,444,567 | 9.58 | 0.43 | 1.10 | 22.15 |
| 1992 | 1,338,290 | 151,012 | 6,400 | 1,344,690 | 1,489,302 | 10.14 | 0.43 | 1.11 | 23.60 |
| 1993 | 1,372,292 | 156,699 | 7,550 | 1,379,842 | 1,528,991 | 10.25 | 0.49 | 1.11 | 20.75 |
| 1994 | 1,438,516 | 142,111 | 11,600 | 1,450,116 | 1,580,627 | 8.99 | 0.73 | 1.09 | 12.25 |
| 1995 | 1,505,351 | 144,149 | 10,600 | 1,515,951 | 1,649,499 | 8.74 | 0.64 | 1.09 | 13.60 |
| 1996 | 1,527,736 | 151,213 | 11,075 | 1,538,811 | 1,678,948 | 9.01 | 0.66 | 1.09 | 13.65 |
| 1997 | 1,555,424 | 157,340 | 19,525 | 1,574,949 | 1,712,764 | 9.19 | 1.14 | 1.09 | 8.06 |
| 1998 | 1,608,277 | 147,140 | 19,800 | 1,628,077 | 1,755,416 | 8.38 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 7.43 |
| 1999 | 1,638,801 | 137,760 | 15,025 | 1,653,826 | 1,776,562 | 7.75 | 0.85 | 1.07 | 9.17 |
| 2000 | 1,672,613 | 135,661 | 15,275 | 1,687,888 | 1,808,275 | 7.50 | 0.84 | 1.07 | 8.88 |
| 2001 | 1,694,302 | 152,663 | 14,800 | 1,709,102 | 1,846,965 | 8.27 | 0.80 | 1.08 | 10.32 |
| 2002 | 1,757,439 | 142,073 | 17,900 | 1,775,339 | 1,899,513 | 7.48 | 0.94 | 1.07 | 7.94 |
| 2003 | 1,823,752 | 130,927 | 21,875 | 1,845,627 | 1,954,679 | 6.70 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 5.99 |
| 2004 | 1,894,942 | 108,795 | 24,975 | 1,919,917 | 2,003,737 | 5.43 | 1.25 | 1.04 | 4.36 |
| 2005 | 2,001,935 | 101,076 | 31,950 | 2,033,885 | 2,103,011 | 4.81 | 1.52 | 1.03 | 3.16 |
| 2006 | 2,073,165 | 98,203 | 36,925 | 2,110,090 | 2,171,368 | 4.52 | 1.70 | 1.03 | 2.66 |
| 2007 | 2,166,845 | 83,931 | 37,525 | 2,204,370 | 2,250,775 | 3.73 | 1.67 | 1.02 | 2.24 |
| 2008 | 2,226,988 | 85,669 | 40,100 | 2,267,088 | 2,312,657 | 3.70 | 1.73 | 1.02 | 2.14 |
| 2009 | 2,254,373 | 129,035 | 27,900 | 2,282,273 | 2,383,407 | 5.41 | 1.17 | 1.04 | 4.62 |
| 2010 | 2,308,785 | 135,045 | 32,725 | 2,341,510 | 2,443,830 | 5.53 | 1.34 | 1.04 | 4.13 |
| 2011 | 2,336,145 | 136,707 | 41,975 | 2,378,120 | 2,472,852 | 5.53 | 1.70 | 1.04 | 3.26 |
| (a) Employment and unemployment data based on 12 month averages. Vacancies are based on a 4-quarter average. 2008 vacancies are based on a 2-quarter 2008 average and 2009 vacancies are based on the December quarter 2009 as data were not available between the September quarter 2008 and September quarter 2009. |
| (b) Employment plus vacancies. |
| (c) Employment plus unemployment. |
| (d) Unemployment / total labour supply * 100. |
| (e) Vacancies / total labour supply. |
| (f) Total labour supply / total labour demand. |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force (unadjusted series), Cat. no. 6202.0; Vacancy data: CES (ABS 6213.0) for 1969-1978; ABS 6354.0 for 1978-2011. |
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