Work & Labour in Australia 429 indicators covering work & labour for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Female unemployment rate 4.0% 2025 down 33.3% 127th Share of male vs. female employment in industry 29.5% 2025 down 3.5% 59th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 2.8% 2025 down 14.0% 159th Share of male vs. female employment in services 67.7% 2025 up 2.3% 32nd Employment rate, men vs. women 67.8% 2025 up 1.3% 74th Employment rate 63.8% 2025 up 4.4% 43rd Youth unemployment rate 9.6% 2025 down 26.7% 118th Population by labor force status 4.77 million people 2025 up 5.3% 73rd Employee compensation as share of government spending 9.5% 2022 down 9.9% 142nd CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 11.2 2025 down 2.2% 162nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 849.23 Persons 2022 up 13.7% 26th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 974.18 Persons 2022 up 30.9% 28th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.4% 2020 down 8.8% 125th Female labor force by age 325,260 people 2024 up 111.4% 30th Labor force participation rate by age 70.2% 2024 up 5.4% 9th Female labor force participation rate by age 70.2% 2024 up 6.0% 6th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 9.4% 2024 down 29.3% 125th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 26.7% 185th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.1% 169th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.0576 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.5% 180th Employment by status 83.8% 2024 up 0.5% 47th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 83.8% 2024 up 0.5% 47th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.2% 161st Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.2% 161st Employment 14,608 2025 up 23.7% 35th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 0.1221 % change on previous year 2025 down 84.3% 72nd Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 0.1221 % change on previous year 2025 down 84.3% 72nd Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 0.1221 % change on previous year 2025 down 84.3% 72nd Cases of fatal occupational injury 200 2023 up 1.5% 32nd Annual growth of GDP per employed person 1.1% 2025 up 430.0% 126th Unemployment with basic education 8.4% 2024 down 14.0% 48th Unemployment with basic education, male 8.6% 2024 down 11.5% 43rd Unemployment with intermediate education 4.3% 2024 down 28.3% 94th Unemployment with basic education, female 8.2% 2024 down 17.5% 58th Unemployment with advanced education 2.5% 2024 down 33.8% 104th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 4.3% 2024 down 39.5% 95th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 0.69 2024 down 4.2% 144th Level of national compliance with labor rights 0.69 score 2024 down 4.2% 145th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 8.5% 2024 down 15.5% 102nd Unemployment with intermediate education, male 4.3% 2024 down 17.4% 76th Labor force with basic education, female 34.0% 2024 down 23.6% 69th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 8.0% 2024 down 24.2% 105th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 9.1% 2024 down 6.8% 93rd Labor force with basic education, male 49.6% 2024 down 16.4% 85th Labor force with basic education 41.3% 2024 down 19.7% 82nd Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 68.3% 2024 down 1.4% 16th Labor force with intermediate education, male 74.6% 2024 down 6.5% 59th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 71.8% 2024 down 4.5% 28th Unemployment with advanced education, male 2.4% 2024 down 39.5% 102nd Labor force with advanced education, male 82.2% 2024 down 4.9% 64th Labor force with advanced education 79.5% 2024 down 2.2% 51st Labor force with advanced education, female 77.2% 2024 up 0.2% 50th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 60.6% 2025 up 9.2% 31st Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 67.7% 2025 up 1.4% 82nd Unemployment with advanced education, female 2.5% 2024 down 31.6% 102nd Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 64.1% 2025 up 5.0% 48th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 139,002 2023 up 29.6% 15th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 64.0% 2025 up 9.5% 7th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 63.1% 2025 up 8.6% 10th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 64.9% 2025 up 10.4% 3rd ← Previous Page 4 of 8 Next →