Regional Labour Force

Queensland Government Statistician’s Office Regional labour force – Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4, Nov 20 Source: ABS 6291.0.55.001, released 23 December 2020, 10:30 am (AEST) Table 1 Labour force status, Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4 Employment growth, annual Year ending Annual change Darling Dow ns Nov 19 Oct 20 Nov 20 - Maranoa 0.2% — persons — persons % Total employed 65,000 65,800 65,100 100 0.2 Total unemployed 2,600 3,200 3,100 500 21.2 Queensland –0.8% Total labour force 67,500 69,000 68,200 700 1.0 Not in the labour force 34,300 32,900 33,600 –700 –2.1 Total persons 15+ 101,800 101,800 101,800 0 –0.0 Unemployment rate Participation rate (%) 66.3 67.7 67.0 . . 0.7 (a) Unemployment rate (%) 3.8 4.6 4.5 . . 0.8 (a) Darling Dow ns (a) Percentage point change. - Maranoa 4.5%

Queensland 7.0%

Key data Figure 1 Annual change in employment, Darling Downs - Employment (annual change) ......  0.2% Maranoa SA4 Unemployment rate ...... 4.5% Unemployment rate (annual change) ......  0.8 ppt Per c ent Participation rate ...... 67.0% Darling Downs - Maranoa Queensl and 8 ppt = percentage point 6 Main findings 4 2 Note: Due to the high standard errors associated with regional labour force survey data, the ABS and QGSO recommend using 12-month 0 averages to reduce the volatility of the underlying original data. This –2 volatility means it can be difficult to detect real world phenomena, such as those caused by the social distancing measures introduced to –4 combat COVID-19, in the data. As a result, it is not recommended regional labour force data be used to assess the impact of COVID-19. –6 All data in this brief are based on 12-month moving averages. –8 Nov 10 Nov 12 Nov 14 Nov 16 Nov 18 Nov 20

• The number of employed persons in Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4 in November 2020 was 65,100 persons, an Figure 2 Unemployment rate by SA4, November 2020

increase of 100 employed persons, or 0.2% over the year Per cent Queensl and aver age (7.0%) (Figure 1). 14

• The unemployment rate in Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4 in 12 November 2020 was 4.5 per cent, an increase of 0.8 10 percentage point over the year. The unemployment rate for this area was the lowest of all 19 SA4s within Queensland 8 (Figure 2). 6 • The participation rate in Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4 in November 2020 was 67.0 per cent, an increase of 0.7 4

percentage point over the year (Table 1). 2

SA4 = Statistical Area Level 4 (ASGS 2016 edition) 0 Notes (refer to website for more detailed notes): Cairns Ipswich City Logan - Wide Bay North Data for Queensland as a whole are provided for reference purposes only. South Townsville - Outback Gold Coast Beaudesert Queensland Toowoomba - Maranoa Whitsunday Moreton Bay - Bay Moreton - Bay Moreton Darling Downs Darling The labour force statistics presented in this brief are on a sample basis and will Brisbane Inner Brisbane - East Sunshine Coast Brisbane - West Brisbane - North Mackay - Isaac - include a sampling error. Brisbane - South Totals may differ due to rounding. Figures are rounded to nearest 100 persons. Central Queensland Calculations are based on pre-rounded figures.