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Key statistics
Unemployment rate (%)
5.16
2019
Related metadata
LFS - Labour Force Survey
Employment-to-population ratio (%)
62.55
2019
Related metadata
LFS - Labour Force Survey
Share of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) (%)
8.94
2017
Related metadata
LFS - Labour Force Survey
Geographical coverage
: Total national, excluding overseas territories
Population coverage
: Excluding both institutional population and armed forces and/or conscripts
Age coverage - maximum age
: 24 years old
Average monthly earnings of employees (local currency)AUD:Australian dollar
1230.7
2016
Related metadata
ES - Survey of Employee Earnings
Data reference period
: May
Reference group coverage
: Adults
Time unit
: Per hour
Job coverage
: Main job currently held
Working time arrangement coverage
: Full-time workers
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Improving safety and health in micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises: an overview of initiatives and delivery mechanisms
388.º informe del Comité de Libertad Sindical
388e rapport du Comité de la liberté syndicale
388th Report of the Committee on Freedom of Association
Australia
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Buenas prácticas y desafíos en relación con el Convenio sobre la protección de la maternidad, núm. 183 (2000) y con el Convenio sobre los trabajadores con responsabilidades familiares, núm. 156 (1981) : estudio comparativo
Good practices and challenges on the Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) and the Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156) : a comparative study
HIV/AIDS and the world of work in South-East Asia and the Pacific: briefing paper for the 2nd South-East Asia and the Pacific Subregional Tripartite Forum on Decent Work
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Apprenticeship and Traineeship Amendment Act 2017 No 42. -2017-09-20
Criminal Code Amendment (Protecting Minors Online) Act 2017 (No. 50, 2017). -2017-06-22
Enhancing Online Safety for Children Amendment Act 2017 (No. 51, 2017). -2017-06-22
Enhancing Online Safety for Children Amendment Act 2017 (No. 51, 2017). -2017-06-22
Criminal Code Amendment (Protecting Minors Online) Act 2017 (No. 50, 2017). -2017-06-22
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