This datasets presents smooth values of the number of people unemployed in Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) regions for each quarter starting December 2010 up to June 2018. The boundaries used for the dataset follow the 2011 edition of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).
Small Area Labour Markets presents regional estimates of unemployment and the unemployment rate at two small area levels:
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For approximately 2,100 Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) Statistical Area Level 2s (SA2s), on a State/Territory and Metropolitan/Non-metropolitan basis; and
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For each of Australia’s 540 Local Government Areas (LGAs).
The estimates in Table 1 and 2 are smoothed using a four-quarter average to minimise the variability inherent in small area estimates. A description of the methodology used to prepare the estimates in this publication is presented in the Explanatory Notes, as well as on page 43 of the PDF Publication.
Please note:
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AURIN has spatially enabled the original data.
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Where data values were "-" (no data provided) in the original data they have been set to null.
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Caution: Highly disaggregated estimates of unemployment and the unemployment rate at the SA2 and LGA level can display significant variability and should be viewed with caution. Indeed, quarter-to-quarter comparisons may not be indicative of actual movements in the labour market. It is therefore recommended that year-on-year comparisons be used.