Labour force status by region (a), Queensland, 2008–09 to 2011–12 (b)(c)(d)
| Labour force region | Labour force status | Financial year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | ||
| — persons — | |||||
| Brisbane City Inner Ring Statistical Region | Employed persons | 280,200 | 285,100 | 290,900 | 292,500 |
| Unemployed persons | 10,100 | 12,800 | 11,200 | 12,300 | |
| Labour force | 290,400 | 298,000 | 302,000 | 304,800 | |
| Not in the labour force | 97,600 | 99,700 | 104,100 | 106,800 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 387,900 | 397,600 | 406,200 | 411,600 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 74.9 | 74.9 | 74.4 | 74.0 | |
| Brisbane City Outer Ring Statistical Region | Employed persons | 318,500 | 316,000 | 322,000 | 324,200 |
| Unemployed persons | 11,500 | 16,300 | 16,500 | 16,400 | |
| Labour force | 330,000 | 332,300 | 338,500 | 340,600 | |
| Not in the labour force | 152,200 | 162,500 | 167,200 | 172,000 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 482,200 | 494,800 | 505,700 | 512,600 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 68.4 | 67.2 | 66.9 | 66.4 | |
| South and East BSD Balance Statistical Region | Employed persons | 200,000 | 199,300 | 200,000 | 201,900 |
| Unemployed persons | 10,800 | 15,400 | 14,200 | 12,800 | |
| Labour force | 210,800 | 214,700 | 214,200 | 214,600 | |
| Not in the labour force | 80,400 | 84,100 | 91,200 | 94,900 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 291,200 | 298,800 | 305,400 | 309,500 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 72.4 | 71.8 | 70.1 | 69.3 | |
| North BSD Balance Statistical Region | Employed persons | 164,700 | 176,300 | 178,500 | 174,800 |
| Unemployed persons | 6,800 | 9,200 | 8,500 | 10,200 | |
| Labour force | 171,500 | 185,500 | 187,100 | 185,000 | |
| Not in the labour force | 104,900 | 98,100 | 102,700 | 108,600 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 276,400 | 283,600 | 289,700 | 293,600 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 62.0 | 65.4 | 64.6 | 63.0 | |
| Ipswich City Statistical Region | Employed persons | 75,000 | 76,500 | 76,800 | 81,900 |
| Unemployed persons | 3,400 | 4,000 | 4,700 | 3,800 | |
| Labour force | 78,400 | 80,500 | 81,500 | 85,700 | |
| Not in the labour force | 38,100 | 39,000 | 40,600 | 38,000 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 116,500 | 119,500 | 122,100 | 123,600 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.4 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 67.3 | 67.4 | 66.7 | 69.3 | |
| Sunshine Coast Statistical Region | Employed persons | 147,700 | 151,000 | 159,000 | 156,800 |
| Unemployed persons | 8,300 | 10,600 | 10,400 | 10,100 | |
| Labour force | 155,900 | 161,600 | 169,400 | 166,900 | |
| Not in the labour force | 100,200 | 101,400 | 99,400 | 105,700 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 256,200 | 263,000 | 268,800 | 272,600 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 60.9 | 61.4 | 63.0 | 61.2 | |
| West Moreton Statistical Region | Employed persons | 37,500 | 36,100 | 39,700 | 37,700 |
| Unemployed persons | 1,800 | 1,500 | 1,700 | 2,800 | |
| Labour force | 39,300 | 37,600 | 41,300 | 40,400 | |
| Not in the labour force | 21,500 | 24,800 | 22,500 | 24,300 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 60,800 | 62,400 | 63,800 | 64,700 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 6.8 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 64.7 | 60.2 | 64.8 | 62.5 | |
| Wide Bay-Burnett Statistical Region | Employed persons | 121,200 | 123,500 | 120,900 | 125,700 |
| Unemployed persons | 8,400 | 9,000 | 9,200 | 10,900 | |
| Labour force | 129,600 | 132,500 | 130,000 | 136,600 | |
| Not in the labour force | 99,900 | 103,200 | 111,000 | 107,900 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 229,500 | 235,700 | 241,000 | 244,500 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.0 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 56.5 | 56.2 | 54.0 | 55.9 | |
| Mackay-Fitzroy-Central West Statistical Region | Employed persons | 208,100 | 205,500 | 217,700 | 222,000 |
| Unemployed persons | 9,300 | 10,900 | 11,200 | 9,800 | |
| Labour force | 217,400 | 216,400 | 228,900 | 231,800 | |
| Not in the labour force | 92,800 | 101,900 | 96,400 | 97,900 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 310,100 | 318,300 | 325,300 | 329,700 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 70.1 | 68.0 | 70.4 | 70.3 | |
| Darling Downs-South West Statistical Region | Employed persons | 138,000 | 137,900 | 136,200 | 144,400 |
| Unemployed persons | 2,400 | 5,200 | 6,500 | 6,400 | |
| Labour force | 140,400 | 143,000 | 142,700 | 150,800 | |
| Not in the labour force | 70,100 | 73,100 | 78,300 | 73,300 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 210,500 | 216,100 | 221,000 | 224,100 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 1.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 66.7 | 66.2 | 64.6 | 67.3 | |
| Northern-North West Statistical Region | Employed persons | 142,800 | 144,500 | 151,700 | 141,900 |
| Unemployed persons | 4,700 | 7,000 | 7,100 | 9,700 | |
| Labour force | 147,500 | 151,500 | 158,700 | 151,700 | |
| Not in the labour force | 49,800 | 51,000 | 48,300 | 58,100 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 197,300 | 202,500 | 207,000 | 209,800 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 6.4 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 74.8 | 74.8 | 76.7 | 72.3 | |
| Far North Statistical Region | Employed persons | 133,900 | 132,800 | 135,500 | 132,600 |
| Unemployed persons | 11,300 | 16,400 | 13,300 | 12,300 | |
| Labour force | 145,200 | 149,300 | 148,800 | 144,900 | |
| Not in the labour force | 59,700 | 61,000 | 66,100 | 72,800 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 204,900 | 210,200 | 214,800 | 217,800 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.8 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 8.5 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 70.9 | 71.0 | 69.3 | 66.6 | |
| Gold Coast Statistical Region | Employed persons | 284,800 | 288,900 | 297,500 | 305,600 |
| Unemployed persons | 14,900 | 19,000 | 20,300 | 20,100 | |
| Labour force | 299,700 | 307,800 | 317,800 | 325,700 | |
| Not in the labour force | 154,800 | 158,600 | 158,900 | 157,600 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 454,500 | 466,400 | 476,700 | 483,300 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.9 | 66.0 | 66.7 | 67.4 | |
| Queensland | Employed persons | 2,252,200 | 2,273,500 | 2,326,400 | 2,342,100 |
| Unemployed persons | 103,900 | 137,200 | 134,600 | 137,500 | |
| Labour force | 2,356,100 | 2,410,700 | 2,461,000 | 2,479,600 | |
| Not in the labour force | 1,122,000 | 1,158,400 | 1,186,500 | 1,217,800 | |
| Civilian population aged 15 and over | 3,478,000 | 3,569,100 | 3,647,500 | 3,697,400 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | |
| Participation rate (%) | 67.7 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.1 | |
| Note: The labour force statistics are on a sample basis and will include a sampling error. Caution should be used when making inferences from these estimates. |
| (a) Based on persons aged 15 years and over. |
| (b) Yearly averages of monthly data. |
| (c) Data have been rounded to the nearest 100. |
| (d) The Australian Bureau of Statistics introduced new Labour Force Regions in February 2009 and backcast data to November 2007. As such a longer time series is not available. |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001 |
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