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Pull Australian employment history since 1978

Monthly employed persons from the Labour Force Survey, full and part-time split.

Steps

  1. 1Call with no limit.
  2. 2Read employed_total, employed_full_time, employed_part_time.

Code

cURL
curl https://api.ausdata.io/v1/data/abs/labour-force \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Python
import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ausdata.io/v1/data/abs/labour-force",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY"},
)
print(r.json())
JavaScript
const r = await fetch("https://api.ausdata.io/v1/data/abs/labour-force", {
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_KEY" },
});
console.log(await r.json());

Watch out for

  • The 2014 sample-rotation change introduced a small break. ABS publishes adjustment factors.

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