Unemployment, participation, job vacancies and what workers earn.
Average gross weekly earnings for full-time adult employees, from ABS Average Weekly Earnings survey. This is pre-tax income.
People employed in health care and social assistance — the country's largest employing industry — seasonally adjusted.
The number of job vacancies in Australia each quarter: positions employers are actively trying to fill. A leading indicator of labour-market strength.
Total number of people employed in the manufacturing sector.
The share of people aged 15 and over who are either working or actively looking for work.
Nominal wage growth (Wage Price Index) minus the inflation rate (CPI). Shows whether wages are keeping up with prices — the single number that tells people if they're going forwards or backwards financially.
The Wage Price Index deflated by CPI, showing the purchasing power of wages over time. A value above 100 means wages have grown faster than prices since 2012; below 100 means they have fallen behind.
The percentage of employed people who want and are available for more hours of work than they currently have. Captures hidden labour market slack that the unemployment rate misses.
The percentage of people who are actively looking for work but cannot find it.
Growth in the ABS Wage Price Index: the change in hourly rates of pay for a fixed basket of jobs, year-ended. A clean read on what wages are doing, unaffected by shifts in the mix of jobs.
Unemployment rate for young Australians aged 15 to 24. Typically around double the headline unemployment rate.
