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.

The number of employed persons in Australia increased to 14619.31 Thousand in June of 2025 from 14617.32 Thousand in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Employed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The number of employed people in Australia amounted to approximately 14.37 million people in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the number rose by around 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 about 470 thousand 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.

In March 2023, Australians in Victoria spent on average **** days working from home within the two weeks prior to the survey. Meanwhile, workers in Western Australia spent the lowest number of days working from home, but had the highest total working days. According to the source, Australians worked for an average of **** days, **** of which were WFH days.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Working-Age Population Total: From 15 to 64 Years for Australia (LFWA64TTAUA647S) from 1978 to 2024 about working-age, 15 to 64 years, Australia, and population.

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Unemployment Rate: Looking for Part Time Work: 25-29 Years data was reported at 4.425 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.987 % for Feb 2025. Unemployment Rate: Looking for Part Time Work: 25-29 Years data is updated monthly, averaging 5.929 % from Feb 1978 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 566 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.140 % in Mar 1986 and a record low of 2.413 % in Dec 2016. Unemployment Rate: Looking for Part Time Work: 25-29 Years 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.G043: Unemployment Rate: by Age, Sex and Status: Looking for Part Time Work.

During a survey conducted in Australia in September 2022 on employment during the COVID-19 crisis, less than four percent of respondents indicated that they were unable to work for a period of time in the four weeks preceding the survey due to COVID-19. Around five percent of respondents indicated they changed to working from home due to the virus.

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Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Australia was reported at 78.74 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Employment in services (% of total employment) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In this research participants were asked about their job, their working conditions, and their health. The study aims to find out more about various aspects of job stress (such as high job demands and low control over how they do their work, and certain psychological and social risk factors within the work environment) to investigate how these factors may be related to participants health and work outcomes. Questions were generally the same as those asked previously, and covered psychosocial risk factors in Australian workplaces and their relationship to employee health and wellbeing and engagement outcomes. The average interview time was 30.9 minutes and was conducted over the phone. The Centre for Applied Psychological Research University of South Australia, in conjunction with Population Research and Outcome Studies, The University of Adelaide conducted the first wave of a longitudinal population based study into work stress and job engagement in 2009, the Australian Workplace Barometer (AWB) project. In 2009 data was collected in New Wales (NSW) (n = 1074) and Western Australia (WA) (n = 1156). In 2010 a second wave of data was collected from NSW participants (n = 725) and WA participants (n =804) as well as a first wave of interviews in South Australia (SA) (n = 1143). In 2011 first wave of interviews were conducted with participants from Australian Capital Territory (ACT) (n = 255), Tasmania (TAS) (n = 416) and the Northern Territory (NT) (n = 170). In 2012 a second wave of data was collected from SA participants (n = 664). In 2014/15 a third wave of data was collected from NSW, WA and SA participants, a second wave of data from ACT, TAS and NT participants and a first wave data was collected from all eight Australian states and territories, NSW, WA, SA, ACT, TAS, NT, Victoria (VIC) and Queensland (QLD). The data reported here presents data collected for AWB project in 2014/15 for all eight Australia eight Australian states and territories.

Unemployment Rate: Looking for Part Time Work: Married: 45-49 Years data was reported at 2.222 % in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.665 % for Jan 2025. Unemployment Rate: Looking for Part Time Work: Married: 45-49 Years data is updated monthly, averaging 2.516 % from Feb 1978 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 565 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.367 % in Feb 1980 and a record low of 0.692 % in Nov 2021. Unemployment Rate: Looking for Part Time Work: Married: 45-49 Years 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.G043: Unemployment Rate: by Age, Sex and Status: Looking for Part Time Work.

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.

Full Time Employment in Australia decreased by 38201 in June of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Australia Full Time Employment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2023, Australia Co-Working Space Market reached a value of USD 195.8 million, and it is projected to surge to USD 867.5 million by 2030

Unemployment Rate: Looking for Part Time Work: Female: 30-34 Years data was reported at 2.573 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.279 % for Feb 2025. Unemployment Rate: Looking for Part Time Work: Female: 30-34 Years data is updated monthly, averaging 4.837 % from Feb 1978 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 566 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.594 % in Jul 1983 and a record low of 0.976 % in Jun 2022. Unemployment Rate: Looking for Part Time Work: Female: 30-34 Years 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.G043: Unemployment Rate: by Age, Sex and Status: Looking for Part Time Work.

In September 2020, approximately *** million Australian workers were working from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. This was an increase on the number of people working from home in July. Another change affecting over ***** million workers was a reduction in working hours.

In September 2022, workers in New South Wales, Australia, spent approximately **** percent of their total working days working from home, equivalent to **** days. This represented the highest numbers of WFH days among Australian states in the surveyed period. According to the source, Australians worked for an average of **** days within the two weeks prior to the survey, **** of which were WFH days.

In a survey conducted in Australia in June 2022, around ** percent of respondents indicated that they had returned to working in the office, as opposed to working remotely, because it was a directive of their employer. Less than a quarter of respondents said they had returned to the office because they prefer it.

Australia Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+ data was reported at 64.707 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 64.354 % for 2022. Australia Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 59.332 % from Dec 1979 (Median) to 2023, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64.707 % in 2023 and a record low of 54.417 % in 1983. Australia Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+ 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. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.;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.

Unemployment Rate: Looking for Part Time Work: Not Married: 45-54 Years data was reported at 4.994 % in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.433 % for Jan 2025. Unemployment Rate: Looking for Part Time Work: Not Married: 45-54 Years data is updated monthly, averaging 5.632 % from Feb 1978 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 565 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.819 % in Sep 1983 and a record low of 1.515 % in Jun 1979. Unemployment Rate: Looking for Part Time Work: Not Married: 45-54 Years 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.G043: Unemployment Rate: by Age, Sex and Status: Looking for Part Time Work.