Employment Rate in Australia remained unchanged at 64 percent in September. This dataset provides - Australia Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The number of employed people in Australia amounted to 14.37 million people in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the number rose by 8.08 million people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. From 2024 to 2026, the number will increase by 470,000 people.The indicator describes the number of employed people. This refers to persons who during a pre-defined period, either: a) performed wage or salary work, b) held a formal attachment to their job (even if not currently working), (c) performed for-profit work for personal or family gain , (d) were with an enterprise although temporarily not at work for any specific reason.

Unemployment Rate in Australia increased to 4.50 percent in September from 4.30 percent in August of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Unemployment Rate at 5.8% in December - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In June 2025, the unemployment rate in Australia was 4.3 percent, lower than the pre-COVID-19 unemployment rate of around five percent. During 2020, the unemployment rate in Australia spiked to 7.6 percent amidst the country's second coronavirus wave. Unemployment and underemployment rates around the country In the middle of 2023, unemployment around the country hovered between 2.9 and 4.2 percent, with South Australia leading with the highest rate of people eligible to work jobs not currently employed. New South Wales, the country’s most populous state, reported the lowest rate of unemployment at the time. Underemployment, however, was highest in Tasmania, with the country reporting a national underemployment rate of over six percent in June 2023. Some of the leading difficulties people in Australia reported as barriers to finding a job or more hours included too many other applicants for available jobs, and a lack of necessary training, qualifications, or experience. Leading industries for employment in Australia Australia’s employment landscape is made up of a wide range of jobs; however, it is dominated by the services sector, which covers a range of industries, including healthcare, education, tourism, and professional services. Healthcare and social assistance remain the country’s leading employment industry, accounting for approximately 15 percent of employed persons. Employment industries varied between males and females , with the construction industry the most popular employment industry for males in 2022, while close to one-quarter of employed females worked in the healthcare and social assistance field.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Male: From 15 to 24 Years for Australia (LREM24MAAUQ156S) from Q2 1978 to Q2 2025 about employment-population ratio, 15 to 24 years, Australia, males, population, employment, and rate.

The Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business publishes a range of labour market data on its Labour Market Information Portal website (lmip.gov.au). The link below provides data from the Labour Force Survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The boundaries used in this survey are known as Statistical Area 4 regions. The data provided includes unemployment rate, employment rate, participation rate, youth unemployment rate, unemployment duration, population by age group and employment by industry and occupation.

In June 2025, Tasmania had the highest unemployment rate among all states and territories in Australia with approximately 7.5 percent of those eligible to work jobs not in employment. Victoria had the second highest unemployment rate of 6.4 percent. Unemployment FiguresAustralian unemployment figures had remained relatively stable, hovering between four to six percent for some time before recently dropping to 4.03 percent in June 2024. Unemployment levels and the economy have regularly been a priority of the Australian government and unemployment remains a key political platform for the major parties during elections. However, long-term unemployment remains a concern, with the rate almost doubling between 2009 and 2019. Unemployment among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples  The employment outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders in Australia remain a key indicator for the ongoing inequality experienced by this population group. The figures remain high, especially among Aboriginal youths aged 15 to 24 years old, with almost one-fifth who are out of regular employment as of 2015. This meant that more than 25 thousand Aboriginal youths were out of work and struggling to find employment in that year.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Total: From 15 to 64 Years for Australia (LREM64TTAUM156N) from Feb 1978 to Aug 2025 about employment-population ratio, 15 to 64 years, Australia, population, employment, and rate.

In 2024, the unemployment rate in Australia was about 4.03 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by approximately 2.10 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. From 2024 to 2030, the rate will rise by around 0.42 percentage points, showing an overall upward trend with periodic ups and downs.This indicator describes the unemployment rate, which can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. The latter defines it as the number of unemployed people divided by the total labor force.

Figures show a forecast of growth in health, education, and professional services in Australia from the first quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2025. The forecast shows the health care and social assistance industry will create 20,5900 new employment and the education and training industry 85,100 new employment by the first quarter of 2025. However, the figures show a projection for agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and mining industries to decline in employment in the same period. The figures forecast a loss of 91,700 employment for these industries.

Australia Employment: Trend: Mining data was reported at 326.344 Person th in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 314.914 Person th for Nov 2024. Australia Employment: Trend: Mining data is updated quarterly, averaging 108.821 Person th from Nov 1984 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 162 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 326.344 Person th in Feb 2025 and a record low of 78.873 Person th in Feb 2001. Australia Employment: Trend: Mining data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G021: Employment: by Industry.

Australia Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 9.175 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.326 % for 2022. Australia Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 13.279 % from Dec 1979 (Median) to 2023, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.765 % in 1992 and a record low of 9.017 % in 2008. Australia Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

This RESTful API provides Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) labour force data such as employment statistics by region, sex, age groups, and labour utilisation using original, seasonally adjusted and trend markers since 1978.\r \r It connects to an existing ABS API and improves the usability of the information queried from ABS by transforming the SDMX formatted data into a JSON format. This allows developers to consume ABS data easily by using a standard format without requiring time-consuming reformatting and transformation of the data received.\r \r Version 1.0.0\r \r An API key will be issued if you wish to explore and understand the way this API operates.\r \r Access for this API is available via request through developer.vic.gov.au.

In September 2024, professionals and managers had the highest share of work from home (WFH) time out of their working week in Australia, at around 27 and 22 percent, respectively. Predictably, occupations such as laborers or machine operators had the lowest share of WFH working time.

As of 2024, approximately 858 thousand people working in the construction industry in Australia were employees. A further 307 thousand people working in the industry were independent contractors. Across the vast majority industries, employees were the most common form of employment.

The Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business publishes a range of labour market data on its Labour Market Information Portal website (lmip.gov.au).

The link below provides data for the boundaries used by the Department in its administration of jobactive. These boundaries are known as Employment Regions. The data provided includes:

• jobactive caseload data (Australian Government Department of Employment administrative data);
• Centrelink administrative data - Australian Government Department of Employment extract;
• Unemployment rates (Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey data and Australian Government Department of Employment estimates, derived from Small Area Labour Markets estimates);
• Employment by industry and occupation (Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey data and Census of Population and Housing data);
• Population by age group data (Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey data and Australian Bureau of Statistics Estimated Resident Population).

As of August 2024, flexible working arrangements was one of the main reasons that Australians worked from home. Around six percent of Australian indicated childcare or family considerations as their main reason for working from home in the same year. Impact of COVID-19  Among workers who can work from home, 62 percent of the respondents expressed concern about going to the office and contracting COVID-19 at work in Australia in 2022. In contrast, 53 percent of respondents expressed concern about having access to Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs). Furthermore, the source claims that younger workers are far more likely to be concerned about COVID-19-related issues.  Employee burnout and flexible work experiences  Many employees experienced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Burnout is a state of physical or emotional exhaustion accompanied by a sense of diminished accomplishment and loss of personal identity. Respondents who began working from home after COVID-19, as well as those who returned to their workplace after working from home, were the most likely in Australia to report feeling burnout occasionally or frequently. Those who travel for work were the most likely to report experiencing burnout infrequently. In 2022, more than 86 percent of respondents indicated that their organization provides part-time work as a flexible working practice, while 54 percent indicated that their organization provides Flexitime work in Australia. In contrast, approximately five percent of respondents stated that their organization did not provide any flexible working arrangements.

Employment in Australia increased by 14926 in September of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Australia Employment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Total: From 15 to 24 Years for Australia (AUSLREM24TTSTSAM) from Feb 1978 to Aug 2025 about 15 to 24 years, Australia, labor force, and labor.

This dataset presents data on the numbers and status of employment by industries for the Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) regions as a time series for November 2016, 2020 and 2021. The boundaries for this dataset follow the 2016 edition of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

The Australian Department of Education, Skills and Employment publishes a range of labour market data on its Labour Market Information Portal. The data provided includes unemployment rate, employment rate, participation rate, youth unemployment rate, unemployment duration, population by age group and employment by industry and occupation.

AURIN has spatially enabled the original data. Data Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, four quarter average, except for Australia which is seasonally adjusted data. The region named "Western Australia - Outback (North and South)" in the original data has been omitted as it did not match a region within the SA4 2016 ASGS.