This statistic depicts the labor force participation rate of women in Australia from 1966 to 2017. In 1980, only 46 percent of the Australian women aged between 25 and 64 years were in the labor force, compared to 72 percent of Australian women participating in the labor force in 2013.
Labor force participation rate of women aged 25 to 64 in Australia from 1966 to 2017
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The Guardian. (March 13, 2017). Labor force participation rate of women aged 25 to 64 in Australia from 1966 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/686484/australia-women-labor-force-participation-rate/
The Guardian. "Labor force participation rate of women aged 25 to 64 in Australia from 1966 to 2017." Chart. March 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686484/australia-women-labor-force-participation-rate/
The Guardian. (2017). Labor force participation rate of women aged 25 to 64 in Australia from 1966 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686484/australia-women-labor-force-participation-rate/
The Guardian. "Labor Force Participation Rate of Women Aged 25 to 64 in Australia from 1966 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686484/australia-women-labor-force-participation-rate/
The Guardian, Labor force participation rate of women aged 25 to 64 in Australia from 1966 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686484/australia-women-labor-force-participation-rate/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Labor force participation rate of women aged 25 to 64 in Australia from 1966 to 2017 [Graph], The Guardian, March 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/686484/australia-women-labor-force-participation-rate/