The experimental weekly series provides an early indicator of employment and labour market changes in a more timely manner than the monthly employment indicators series.

Key facts

The 6-day series includes jobs with a pay period equal to or less than 7 days, while the 20-day series covers jobs with pay periods of 14 days or fewer. The 34-day series includes all jobs regardless of their pay period.

The 34-day series indicated that for the latest week, the week ended 01 May 2022:

• the number of paid jobs (compared with the previous week) were:
  • 2,331,930 total paid jobs (up 4,540 or 0.20 percent)
  • 104,770 paid jobs in primary industries (up 1,160 or 1.12 percent)
  • 449,300 paid jobs in goods-producing industries (up 2,870 or 0.64 percent)
  • 1,719,200 paid jobs in services industries (down 310 or 0.02 percent)
  • 58,660 paid jobs in unclassified industries (up 830 or 1.44 percent)
• the median income (compared with the previous week) was:
  • $1,170.24 (up $2.74 or 0.23 percent).

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• Employment indicators: Weekly as at 6 June 2022
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