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Civilian population 15 years of age and over, civilian labour force, employed persons, unemployed persons and persons not in the labour force. Characteristics shown include labour force status, age, marital status, birthplace, period of arrival in Australia, States and Territories, capital cities, industry, occupation, status of worker, hours worked, participation rates and duration of unemployment. This publication updates The Labour force, Australia: historical summary, 1966-1984 and contains the principal labour force time series from 1978 onwards.