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A dataset containing Australian Bureau of Statistics labour force population data by state for 2016. The data sourced from 2016 Census - Employment, Income and Education through TableBuilder have been randomly adjusted by the ABS to avoid the release of confidential data.

Usage

data_abs_state_work

Format

A data frame with 1044 rows and 6 variables:

year

2016, as data is from 2016 Census of Population and Housing.

state

String. Abbreviated name of state or territory, e.g., 'NSW', 'VIC', 'QLD' and so on.

age

Ages from 0 to 115.

employed_population

Number of people employed including people with full-time, part-time employment status.

total_population

Total population belonging to the age.

proportion

The ratio of employed population and total population belonging to the age i.e, employed_population/ total_population

Source

Census of Population and Housing, 2016, TableBuilder