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Changing forms of employment
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SUE RICHARDSON AND PENG LIU
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LABOUR STUDIES
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Table A1:
Changes in forms of employment as% of all new employment, by full-time/part-time, sex and occupation, 1996–2005
Male
Occupation
Female
Permanent
Casual
Change in
employment
Permanent
Casual
FT
PT
FT
PT
FT
PT
FT
PT
('000)
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Professionals
425.8
10
1
0
1
13
12
7
0
1
20
33
Associate professionals
305.8
6
1
1
1
9
10
3
1
2
15
24
Intermediate clerical and service
workers
237.6
1
1
1
2
4
-1
9
1
5
14
18
Managers and administrators
196.1
9
0
0
0
9
5
1
0
0
7
15
Elementary clerical, sales and service
workers
90.8
0
1
0
2
3
-1
3
0
5
7
10
Intermediate production and transport
workers
15.6
-1
0
1
1
2
-1
1
0
0
0
1
Tradespersons and related workers
19.0
0
1
-1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Advanced clerical and service workers
-24.8
1
0
0
0
1
-2
1
0
-1
-3
-2
Labourers and related workers
-18.8
-2
1
1
1
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
Total
1290.0
24
6
2
8
41
21
25
3
11
59
100
Largest number of new jobs
Total
Total
Total
Largest Number of lost jobs
Source: ABS Labour Market Statistics, Cat. No. 6105.0, Various Issues
Note, the data start in 1996, because in that year the ABS adopted a new structure for coding occupations.
Figure A1a: Full-time casual jobs as% of all jobs by sex, 1992–2005
12
10
8
Male FT Casual
6
Female FT Casual
Persons FT Casual
4
2
0
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Year
Source: ABS Labour Market Statistics, Cat. No. 6105.0, Various Issues
Figure A1b: Full-time permanent jobs as% of all jobs by sex, 1992–2005
90
85
80
75
Male FT Permanent
70
Female FT Permanent
65
Persons FT Permanent
60
55
50
45
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Year
Source: ABS Labour Market Statistics, Cat. No. 6105.0, Various Issues
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Figure A1c: Part-time casual jobs as% of all jobs by sex, 1992–2005
30
25
20
Year
Male PT Casual
15
Female PT Casual
Persons PT Casual
10
5
0
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Source: ABS Labour Market Statistics, Cat. No. 6105.0, Various Issues
Figure A1d: Part-time permanent jobs as% of all jobs by sex, 1992–2005
25
20
15
Males PT Permanent
Females PT Permanent
Persons PT Permanent
10
5
0
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Year
Source: ABS Labour Market Statistics, Cat. No. 6105.0, Various Issues
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