The hours are those stated by survey respondents and are not necessarily the hours paid for. Average weekly hours paid overtime per employee - total overtime hours paid for divided by the total number of employees, including those who were not paid for any overtime. Overtime is time worked in excess of award, standard or agreed hours of work for which payment is received.
Figures are the annual average of quarterly figures.
Employed - persons aged 15 and over who worked during the reference week for pay, profit, commission, payment in kind or without pay in a family business, or who had a job but were not at work. Employees - employed persons who worked for wages or salary in the reference period. Labour force - all persons aged 15 and over who, during the reference week, were employed, or who were not employed but had actively looked for work and were available to start work. Median duration of unemployment - the period of unemployment at which half of the unemployed had been unemployed for more weeks and half had been unemployed for fewer weeks. Participation rate - for any group, the labour force expressed as a percentage of the civilian population in the same group.