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Theme: Employment

Sub theme: Labour force participation

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Indicator: Labout force participation, males and females, 1996 to 2006, South Australia

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Proportional Participation Males Females Persons
  1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006
Employed (a) 60% 61% 61% 45% 48% 51% 52% 54% 56%
Unemployed 8% 6% 4% 4% 3% 3% 6% 4% 3%
                   
Total in labour force 68% 66% 65% 50% 51% 53% 58% 59% 59%
Total not in labour force (b)  30% 31% 30% 49% 45% 42% 40% 38% 36%
Labour force status not stated 2% 3% 5% 2% 3% 5% 2% 3% 5%