Unemployment

Last updated: 31 July 2008

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Unemployment Rate (%)

    Annual Average
1.4
2.5
2.8
2.7
2.7
3.6
4.0
3.4
3.1
2.7
2.1
n.a.
    Seasonally Adjusted as at

    Mar
1.4
1.7
3.1
2.7
1.9
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.2
2.5
2.8
2.0
    Jun
1.4
1.9
2.8
3.5
2.2
3.4
3.6
3.6
3.3
2.7
2.3
2.3^P
    Sep
1.4
3.2
2.9
2.0
2.8
3.6
4.8
3.0
3.3
2.8
1.7
n.a.
    Dec
1.5
3.4
2.4
2.3
3.7
3.7
3.9
3.2
2.6
2.7
1.7
n.a.
Resident Unemployment Rate (%)

    Annual Average
2.0
3.5
3.8
3.7
3.7
4.8
5.2
4.4
4.1
3.6
3.0
n.a.
    Seasonally Adjusted as at

    Mar
1.9
2.4
4.2
3.8
2.6
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.3
3.3
3.8
2.9
    Jun
1.9
2.6
3.7
4.7
3.0
4.5
4.7
4.6
4.4
3.5
3.1
3.1^P
    Sep
1.9
4.4
3.9
2.7
3.9
4.9
6.2
4.0
4.4
3.7
2.4
n.a.
    Dec
2.1
4.7
3.3
3.1
5.2
4.9
5.2
4.2
3.5
3.7
2.4
n.a.
Resident Unemployed Persons ('000)

    Annual Average
30.4
54.4
60.8
59.4
62.0
81.0
91.2
78.4
74.9
67.6
56.7
n.a.
    Seasonally Adjusted as at

    Mar
29.8
37.1
67.8
61.2
43.6
82.5
86.8
86.2
77.5
62.5
73.0
54.3
    Jun
28.8
40.1
60.2
74.5
49.7
76.3
81.6
81.5
77.6
66.5
59.7
60.9^P
    Sep
29.2
71.0
64.0
44.7
66.6
82.5
109.1
70.3
80.5
70.1
47.1
n.a.
    Dec
33.6
73.6
53.0
50.9
87.5
84.5
92.1
76.1
65.3
72.1
46.2
n.a.
Resident Median Duration of Unemployment as at Jun (Weeks)
(Non-Seasonally Adjusted)
8.0
8.0
12.0
n.a.
8.0
12.0
12.0
12.0
n.a.
8.0
8.0
n.a.

Resident Long-Term Unemployment
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Annual Average

Rate (%)
0.4
0.8
1.2
n.a.
0.9
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.0
0.7