Labour force status
/v1/lga/{lga_name}/area-stats/labour-force5¢ per callWho works full-time or part-time, who is unemployed and looking, and who is outside the workforce, with the unemployment and participation rates, for every suburb and council area.
Coverage: About 10,500 suburbs and localities and 545 council areas across Australia, in all states and territories (areas with too few people or homes for reliable figures are left out); one snapshot at 10 August 2021. Current to 2021-08-10. Full description, field list and method: /v1/datasets/labour-force.
Authorization
Request
The only values you send. Fields under Responses below are what comes back — you never pass those.
Path parameters
lga_namestringrequiredCouncil (LGA) name exactly as /v1/lga/list returns it, e.g. `Lake Macquarie`.
Query parameters
fieldsstringoptionalComma-separated subset of: total_aged_15_plus, employed_count, employed_pct, employed_full_time_count, employed_full_time_pct, employed_part_time_count, employed_part_time_pct, employed_away_from_work_count, employed_away_from_work_pct, unemployed_count, unemployed_pct, labour_force_count, labour_force_pct, not_in_labour_force_count, not_in_labour_force_pct, unemployment_rate. Omit for all.
fromstringoptionalFirst period to include: 2020, 2020-Q3, 2020-07 or 2020-07-01.
tostringoptionalLast period to include, same formats as `from`.
Responses
Successful Response
datasetstringalways returnedDataset slug; describe it with /v1/datasets/{slug}.
levelstringalways returnedsuburb, lga or block.
areastringalways returnedCanonical name (or mesh-block code) of the area answered.
period_typestringalways returnedsnapshot, year, financial_year, quarter or month.
as_ofstring · datealways returnedDate the dataset is current to. Values are never withheld for age; check this instead.
modelledbooleanalways returnedTrue when the figures are estimates from a model rather than counts or measurements.
fieldsarray of DatasetFieldSeriesalways returned/v1/lga/{lga_name}/area-stats/labour-forcecurl --request GET \
--url 'https://api.microburbs.com.au/v1/lga/Lake%20Macquarie/area-stats/labour-force' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer test'{
"data": {
"dataset": "labour-force",
"level": "lga",
"area": "Waverley",
"period_type": "snapshot",
"as_of": "2021-08-10",
"modelled": false,
"fields": [
{
"field": "total_aged_15_plus",
"name": "Residents aged 15 and over",
"unit": "persons",
"values": [
{
"period": "2021-08-10",
"period_start": "2021-08-10",
"value": 57794
}
]
},
{
"field": "employed_count",
"name": "Employed",
"unit": "persons",
"values": [
{
"period": "2021-08-10",
"period_start": "2021-08-10",
"value": 38229
}
]
},
{
"field": "employed_pct",
"name": "Employed: share of residents aged 15 and over",
"unit": "%",
"values": [
{
"period": "2021-08-10",
"period_start": "2021-08-10",
"value": 66.15
}
]
}
]
}
}About this dataset
About 10,500 suburbs and localities and 545 council areas across Australia, in all states and territories (areas with too few people or homes for reliable figures are left out); one snapshot at 10 August 2021. Current to 2021-08-10; refreshed five-yearly.
What it is
The labour force status of residents aged 15 and over in the week before 10 August 2021, for every suburb and council area: employed full-time, employed part-time, employed but away from work, unemployed and looking for work, and not in the labour force, with the unemployment rate, the participation rate and the employment-to-population ratio.
What it shows
Residents aged 15 and over by labour force status, each as a head-count and as a share of residents aged 15 and over, plus the total. Counts and shares are separate fields (for example employed_full_time_count and employed_full_time_pct). unemployment_rate is unemployed as a share of the labour force; labour_force_pct is the participation rate and employed_pct the employment-to-population ratio.
Why use it
Work status sets a suburb's spending power and its daytime population. Use it to compare unemployment and participation between suburbs, to find areas with many part-time workers or many people outside the workforce (retirees, students, carers), to size a local labour pool, or to add an employment profile to a suburb report. For the headline unemployment rate with its national benchmark and street-level detail see demographics/unemployment.
How it is built
The base is residents aged 15 and over; people who did not state their status are in the base but not in any group, so the groups add to a little under 100. Employed is full-time plus part-time plus away from work; full-time means 35 hours or more in all jobs that week. The labour force is employed plus unemployed. COVID-19 lockdowns in Greater Sydney, Melbourne and parts of regional New South Wales and Victoria meant many employed people were away from work or on reduced hours that week. Areas with fewer than 50 residents aged 15 and over are left out; unemployment_rate needs a labour force of at least 20. Our 2021 area statistics, matched to our suburb and council-area names. Figures are a snapshot at 10 August 2021 (the latest full count), so they describe the area then, not today. To protect privacy the source lightly randomises small numbers, so a count of 0, 3 or 6 can be approximate and shares in small areas jump around: check the base field before trusting a percentage. Shares are rounded to two decimals and capped at 100.
Fields
| Field | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
total_aged_15_plusResidents aged 15 and over | persons | All residents aged 15 and over, the base for every share. |
employed_countEmployed | persons | Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who are: Employed (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
employed_pctEmployed: share of residents aged 15 and over | % | Employed as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area. |
employed_full_time_countEmployed, worked full-time | persons | Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who are: Employed, worked full-time (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
employed_full_time_pctEmployed, worked full-time: share of residents aged 15 and over | % | Employed, worked full-time as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area. |
employed_part_time_countEmployed, worked part-time | persons | Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who are: Employed, worked part-time (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
employed_part_time_pctEmployed, worked part-time: share of residents aged 15 and over | % | Employed, worked part-time as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area. |
employed_away_from_work_countEmployed, away from work | persons | Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who are: Employed, away from work (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
employed_away_from_work_pctEmployed, away from work: share of residents aged 15 and over | % | Employed, away from work as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area. |
unemployed_countUnemployed, looking for work | persons | Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who are: Unemployed, looking for work (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
unemployed_pctUnemployed, looking for work: share of residents aged 15 and over | % | Unemployed, looking for work as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area. |
labour_force_countIn the labour force (employed or unemployed) | persons | Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who are: In the labour force (employed or unemployed) (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
labour_force_pctIn the labour force (employed or unemployed): share of residents aged 15 and over | % | In the labour force (employed or unemployed) as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area. |
not_in_labour_force_countNot in the labour force | persons | Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who are: Not in the labour force (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
not_in_labour_force_pctNot in the labour force: share of residents aged 15 and over | % | Not in the labour force as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area. |
unemployment_rateUnemployment rate | % | Unemployed residents as a percent of the labour force (employed plus unemployed), 2021 snapshot. |