	Unemployed or ‘Under-employed’*		Unemployed		Unemployed looking for		‘Underemployed’*
	‘000	%	‘000	%	Full-time ‘000	Part-time ‘000	‘000	%
2023
Jan-Mar 2023	2,883	19.2	1,513	10.1	595	918	1,371	9.1
Apr-Jun 2023	2,779	18.4	1,372	9.1	547	825	1,407	9.3
2022
Jan-Mar 2022	2,380	16.4	1,187	8.2	438	749	1,193	8.2
Apr-Jun 2022	2,467	17.0	1,235	8.5	482	753	1,232	8.5
Jul-Sep 2022	2,657	17.9	1,270	8.6	540	730	1,387	9.3
Oct – Dec 2022	2,792	19.4	1,361	9.2	542	819	1,431	9.6
2021
Jan-Mar 2021	2,971	20.6	1,750	12.1	717	1,033	1,222	8.5
Apr-Jun 2021	2,688	18.3	1,398	9.5	574	824	1,290	8.8
Jul-Sep 2021	2,573	17.7	1,350	9.3	547	803	1,224	8.4
Oct-Dec 2021	2,586	17.8	1,301	9.0	537	764	1,286	8.9
2020
Jan-Mar 2020	2,692	19.1	1,417	10.1	638	779	1,275	9.0
Apr-Jun 2020	3,466	24.6	2,099	14.9	937	1,162	1,367	9.7
Jul-Sep 2020	3,237	22.7	1,865	13.1	769	1,096	1,373	9.6
Oct-Dec 2020	3,064	21.5	1,738	12.2	789	949	1,326	9.3

Monthly

	Unemployed or ‘Under-employed’*		Unemployed		Unemployed looking for		‘Underemployed’*
	‘000	%	‘000	%	Full-time ‘000	Part-time ‘000	‘000	%
2023
January 2023	3,033	20.2	1,607	10.7	644	963	1,426	9.5
February 2023	2,888	19.2	1,521	10.1	602	919	1,367	9.1
March 2023	2,729	18.2	1,410	9.4	539	871	1,319	8.8
April 2023	2,626	17.4	1,286	8.5	520	766	1,340	8.9
May 2023	2,723	18.2	1,258	8.4	514	744	1,465	9.8
June 2023	2,987	19.6	1,572	10.3	608	964	1,415	9.3
2022
January 2022	2,427	16.6	1,201	8.2	464	737	1,226	8.4
February 2022	2,357	16.3	1,227	8.5	463	764	1,130	7.8
March 2022	2,356	16.2	1,133	7.8	387	746	1,223	8.4
April 2022	2,641	18.1	1,411	9.7	559	852	1,230	8.4
May 2022	2,408	16.7	1,169	8.1	477	692	1,239	8.6
June 2022	2,351	16.3	1,125	7.8	409	716	1,226	8.5
July 2022	2,516	17.1	1,246	8.5	494	752	1,270	8.6
August 2022	2,692	18.1	1,363	9.2	592	771	1,329	8.9
September 2022	2,764	18.6	1,202	8.1	535	667	1,562	10.5
October 2022	2,916	19.7	1,362	9.2	525	837	1,554	10.5
November 2022	2,715	18.2	1,338	9.0	506	832	1,377	9.2
December 2022	2,745	18.4	1,384	9.3	595	789	1,361	9.1
2021
January 2021	3,118	21.7	1,680	11.7	692	988	1,438	10.0
February 2021	3,068	21.0	1,930	13.2	790	1,140	1,138	7.8
March 2021	2,728	19.0	1,639	11.4	668	971	1,089	7.6
April 2021	2,664	18.3	1,307	9.0	593	714	1,357	9.3
May 2021	2,749	18.9	1,493	10.3	558	935	1,256	8.6
June 2021	2,651	17.9	1,394	9.4	570	824	1,257	8.5
July 2021	2,756	18.8	1,422	9.7	619	803	1,334	9.1
August 2021	2,537	17.7	1,362	9.5	492	870	1,175	8.2
September 2021	2,428	16.7	1,265	8.7	530	735	1,163	8.0
October 2021	2,547	17.8	1,320	9.2	471	849	1,227	8.6
November 2021	2,536	17.5	1,330	9.2	583	748	1,206	8.3
December 2021	2,676	18.2	1,252	8.5	557	695	1,424	9.7
2020
January 2020	2,586	18.4	1,361	9.7	713	648	1,225	8.7
February 2020	2,443	17.3	1,174	8.3	517	658	1,269	9.0
March 2020 (Total)	3,046	21.6	1,715	12.2	684	1,030	1,331	9.4
March 2020 (Early)	2,161	15.6	1,019	7.3	402	617	1,142	8.2
March 2020 (Late)	3,923	27.4	2,407	16.8	960	1,447	1,516	10.6
April 2020	3,484	24.7	2,159	15.3	1,001	1,158	1,325	9.4
May 2020	3,459	24.5	2,090	14.8	907	1,183	1,369	9.7
June 2020	3,454	24.5	2,048	14.5	904	1,144	1,406	10.0
July 2020	3,284	23.0	1,786	12.5	807	979	1,498	10.5
August 2020	3,270	22.8	1,980	13.8	768	1,212	1,290	9.0
September 2020	3,158	22.3	1,828	12.9	732	1,096	1,330	9.4
October 2020	3,147	22.2	1,810	12.8	790	1,020	1,337	9.4
November 2020	2,964	21.0	1,680	11.9	779	901	1,284	9.1
December 2020	3,081	21.4	1,724	12.0	797	927	1,357	9.4

*Workforce includes those employed and those looking for work - the unemployed. #The Gillard Government’s ‘Fair Work Australia’ Act was implemented on January 1, 2010, replacing the Howard Government’s ‘Work Choices’ Legislation.

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