Work & Labour in Australia

89 indicators covering work & labour for Australia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 70.2% 2025 up 5.3% 6th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 70.1% 2025 up 3.4% 12th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.5% 2025 up 2.2% 50th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.7% 2025 down 0.7% 84th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.4% 2025 up 6.4% 32nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 70.2% 2025 up 4.3% 9th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 77.4% 2025 up 8.6% 19th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.8% 2025 up 1.4% 34th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.6% 2025 up 4.7% 20th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.5% 2025 up 5.7% 33rd
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 80.5% 2025 up 1.7% 49th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 67.7% 2025 up 2.3% 32nd
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 90.4% 2025 up 0.1% 31st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 87.7% 2025 down 0.8% 51st
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 19.3% 2025 down 3.8% 88th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 83.9% 2025 up 0.6% 47th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 73.4% 180th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 down 73.0% 173rd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.1% 2025 down 73.1% 183rd
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 8.2% 2025 up 4.1% 123rd
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 29.5% 2025 down 3.5% 59th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 78.5% 2025 up 1.6% 24th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 16.1% 2025 down 3.0% 140th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 19.5% 2025 down 6.4% 138th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 12.3% 2025 up 6.1% 136th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 7.0% 2025 up 8.9% 17th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 9.2% 2025 up 11.1% 11th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 4.6% 2025 up 7.5% 15th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 8.4% 2025 down 29.2% 136th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 10.7% 2025 down 24.6% 104th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 9.6% 2025 down 26.7% 118th
GDP per person employed 114,582 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 1.7% 25th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.2% 2025 down 30.7% 121st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.4% 2025 down 27.9% 100th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.0% 2025 down 33.7% 131st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.2% 2025 up 6.8% 41st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.8% 2025 down 0.4% 97th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.9% 2025 up 3.0% 59th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 70.9% 2025 up 6.3% 3rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 70.6% 2025 up 4.1% 8th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 89.2% 2025 up 7.3% 30th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 70.7% 2025 up 5.1% 5th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 9.5% 2025 down 27.3% 110th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 10.5% 2025 down 26.0% 93rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 8.4% 2025 down 29.1% 121st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 8.0% 2025 down 21.2% 165th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 9.1% 2025 down 3.3% 149th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 8.6% 2025 down 12.3% 161st
Productivity: output per hour worked 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 10.6% 13th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 10.4% 2025 down 17.8% 155th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 64.3% 2025 up 9.4% 9th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 62.6% 2025 up 7.7% 14th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 63.4% 2025 up 8.5% 10th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 9.1% 2025 down 10.5% 156th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 60.0% 2025 up 8.0% 33rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 67.8% 2025 up 1.3% 74th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 63.8% 2025 up 4.4% 43rd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 7.8% 2025 up 5.3% 153rd
Unemployment with basic education 8.4% 2024 down 14.0% 46th
Unemployment with basic education, male 8.6% 2024 down 11.5% 41st