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Glossary

Civilian population aged 15 years and over

All usual residents of Australia aged 15 years and over except:

• members of the permanent defence forces;
• certain diplomatic personnel of overseas governments customarily excluded from census and estimated population counts;
• overseas residents in Australia; and
• members of non-Australian defence forces (and their dependants) stationed in Australia.

Employed

All people aged 15 years and over who, during the reference week: worked for one hour or more for pay, profit, commission or payment in kind.

Employed full-time

Includes employed people who usually worked 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) and those who, although usually working less than 35 hours a week, worked 35 hours or more during the reference week.

Employed part-time

Includes employed people who usually worked less than 35 hours a week (in all jobs) and either did so during the reference week, or were not at work in the reference week.

Employment to population ratio

For any group, the number of employed people expressed as a percentage of the civilian population in the same group.

Labour force

For any group, people who were employed or unemployed.

Long-term unemployed

The number of people unemployed for 52 weeks or over.

Long-term unemployment ratio

The number of long-term unemployed people, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed population.

Long-term unemployment rate

The proportion of the Victorian labour force who are unemployed for a period of 52 weeks or longer.

Not in labour force

People who were not in the categories employed or unemployed.

Participation rate

For any group, the labour force expressed as a percentage of the civilian population aged 15 years and over in the same group.

Seasonally adjusted series

A time series of estimates with the estimated effects of normal seasonal variation removed.

Underemployment rate

The number of underemployed workers expressed as a percentage of the labour force.

Underemployment ratio

The number of underemployed workers expressed as a percentage of total employed people.

Underemployed people

Employed people aged 15 years and over who want, and are available for, more hours of work than they currently have.

Underemployment rate

The underemployment rate is defined as the number of underemployed workers expressed as a percentage of the labour force.

Underutilisation rate

The sum of the number of people unemployed and the number of people in underemployment is expressed as a proportion of the labour force.

Unemployment rate

For any group, the number of unemployed people expressed as a percentage of the labour force in the same group.

Unemployed

People aged 15 years and over who were not employed during the reference week.

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