id: LF
name: Labour Force
description: |
  Monthly employment, unemployment, and labour force participation by state.
  Source: ABS Catalogue 6202.0.
update_frequency: monthly
source_url: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia
search_keywords: [labour force, labor force, employment, unemployment, jobs, workforce, participation rate, employed, unemployed, jobless]
dimensions:
  measure:
    sdmx_id: MEASURE
    description: What is being measured
    values:
      employed_persons: { sdmx_code: "M3", description: "Employed persons" }
      employed_full_time: { sdmx_code: "M1", description: "Employed - full-time" }
      employed_part_time: { sdmx_code: "M2", description: "Employed - part-time" }
      unemployed_persons: { sdmx_code: "M6", description: "Unemployed persons" }
      labour_force: { sdmx_code: "M9", description: "Total labour force" }
      not_in_labour_force: { sdmx_code: "M10", description: "Persons not in the labour force" }
      participation_rate: { sdmx_code: "M12", description: "Labour force participation rate (%)" }
      unemployment_rate: { sdmx_code: "M13", description: "Unemployment rate (%)" }
  sex:
    sdmx_id: SEX
    description: Sex
    values:
      persons: { sdmx_code: "3" }
      male: { sdmx_code: "1" }
      female: { sdmx_code: "2" }
  region:
    sdmx_id: REGION
    description: Australian state or territory
    values:
      australia: { sdmx_code: "AUS" }
      nsw: { sdmx_code: "1" }
      vic: { sdmx_code: "2" }
      qld: { sdmx_code: "3" }
      sa:  { sdmx_code: "4" }
      wa:  { sdmx_code: "5" }
      tas: { sdmx_code: "6" }
      nt:  { sdmx_code: "7" }
      act: { sdmx_code: "8" }
  age:
    sdmx_id: AGE
    description: Age range (defaults to total persons aged 15+)
    hidden: true
    default: "1599"
  adjustment:
    sdmx_id: TSEST
    description: Time-series treatment (defaults to seasonally adjusted)
    hidden: true
    default: "20"
  frequency:
    sdmx_id: FREQ
    hidden: true
    default: "M"
