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Perth Statistics

These statistics were taken from The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations publication Small Area Labour Markets over a eleven year period. Calculations were taken from June of each year.

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Year
Rate %
# Unemployed
Labour Force
Highest level of unemployment
1998
7.8
49,398
698,046
Lowest Level of unemployment
2007
3.3
25,858
820,878
Average unemployment rate over 11 years: 6.0%
The City of Joondalup was not added to the statistics until 2003.

 

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations releases a quarterly Australian Regional Labour Markets publication which presents statistics on employment, unemployment, the unemployment rate and the participation rate by ABS labour force region. The data are also presented by State/Territory and metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. Click on the links for the document..
December 2008
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Page revised: November 7, 2008

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