The employment outcomes for this measure are estimated based on the results of the PPM survey. The PPM survey had been estimated to be accurate to ± 1.0 percentage point at the national level for the non-Indigenous and all job seekers estimates. Given the lower number of Indigenous job seekers, and the lower response rate achieved, the results for Indigenous job seekers from the PPM survey had been estimated to be accurate to ± 5.0 percentage points at the national level. The PPM survey generally achieves a response rate of around 25 per cent for Indigenous job seekers at the national level (compared to around 50 per cent for non-Indigenous job seekers), although the response rate in WA and the NT are somewhat lower. Coverage error: For some job seekers who exited a period of Job Network Job Search Support or Intensive Support contacts (under the Active Participation Model) their post-assistance employment status was not assessed through the PPM survey. This is because post-assistance outcomes data for these phases of assistance were not always collected. In such instances, alternative measures of employment outcomes were used. This includes job seeker’s advice to Centrelink of earnings from employment (around three months after they left assistance) and exit reasons from income support (for those who were on income support about the time that they exited employment assistance, and who had left income support in the observation period). For just under 20 per cent of the in-scope job seekers, it was not possible to estimate their post-assistance employment status. These job seekers have been excluded. Excluding these job seekers may slightly over-state the achieved employment rate. Sample error: The relative standard errors for WA, SA, the NT and the ACT are greater than 25 per cent for Indigenous job seekers. Consistent with the approach used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in publications, such as Labour Force Characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (Cat. no. 6287.0) results for these jurisdictions have been reported, with the relevant figures identified as having a relative standard error greater than 25 per cent. Non-response error: There is no identified non-response bias issues associated with this measure. Response error: There is no identified response error associated with this measure. Other sources of errors: There are no other identified sources of error in the data. Revisions to data: It is possible that the base period used for this Performance Indicator may be extended with a view to reducing the number of jurisdictions with a reported relative standard error of greater than 25 per cent. |