Financial Performance and Remediation Update
A NEAR-TERM HIT TO THE LABOUR MARKET, BUT A GOOD STARTING POINT
UNEMPLOYMENT IS LOW¹
UNEMPLOYMENT IS LOW ACROSS THE STATES¹
(%)
20
20
15
10
10
5
(%)
-Unemployment Rate
Underutilisation Rate
8
7
6
5
4
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
0
3
1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021
Mar 20
Jun 20
Sep 20
Dec 20
Mar 21
Jun 21
Sep 21
HOURS WORKED HAVE BEEN HIT BY LOCKDOWNS2
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY³
(Index)
NSW
-VIC
QLD
SA
WA
-TAS
(Index)
105
110
100
100
95
90
Mining
90
-Health
90
Construction
Trans., & postal
80
Household services ex health
Goods Distribution
Business Services
Goods Production
85
70
Jan 20
May 20
Sep 20
Jan 21
May 21
Sep 21
Feb 20
May 20
Aug 20
Nov 20
Feb 21
May 21
Aug 21
€23
Source: ABS. Data to September 2021
(2)
Source: ABS, NAB. Data are monthly hours worked from the labour force survey, indexed to February 2020 = 100, data to September 2021
(3) Source: ABS, NAB. Data are employment by industry from the labour force survey, February 2020 = 100, data to August 2021
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