Work & Labour in Australia 429 indicators covering work & labour for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment 24,898 Hours 2024 up 20.0% 8th Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job 35.45 Hours per week per person 2025 down 1.9% 33rd Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 94.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2017 up 1.1% 7th Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 5.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2017 down 16.6% 31st Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 53.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2017 up 1.6% 14th Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 923 Persons 2025 down 11.9% 8th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,678 2021 up 25.3% 14th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.96 2025 down 39.7% 35th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 882.8 2025 down 35.0% 17th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6.04 2025 down 47.5% 18th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.793 2014 unchanged 55th Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.8671 2014 down 5.9% 17th Labor market, Overall 0.7694 2014 up 0.4% 31st Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.8018 2014 unchanged 43rd Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.7103 2014 up 10.5% 31st Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.7685 2014 unchanged 38th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 64.15 2025 up 2.2% 13th Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 15,244 2025 up 21.8% 17th Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 87.92 2025 down 4.1% 15th Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1,033 2022 up 1.7% 35th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7,527 2025 up 19.7% 17th Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 1.9% 2022 down 31.5% 23rd Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 1.67 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 26th Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 1.67 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 26th Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 1.12 0-6 scale 2025 up 28.6% 29th Labour force participation rate 66.92 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.0% 5th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 6.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 13.9% 24th Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 7,532 Persons 2025 up 11.7% 14th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4.17 2025 down 26.3% 59th Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 635.74 2025 down 10.2% 19th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 5.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 14.3% 22nd Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 14.57 million Persons 2025 up 23.8% 16th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 660,539 Persons 2025 down 12.9% 16th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 15.20 million Persons 2025 up 21.4% 17th Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 445.55 2025 down 31.1% 8th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 11.43 2025 down 40.9% 8th Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1.42 2023 down 17.2% 48th Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 86.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 8.6% 2nd Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 88.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 5.5% 10th Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 2.37 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 54.2% 37th Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 49.4% 16th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 294.94 2025 down 2.5% 26th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 8.4 2025 down 10.9% 51st Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -7.6 Percentage points 2025 up 32.7% 10th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -7.6 Percentage points 2025 up 32.7% 10th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 1,062 2023 up 5.0% 29th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1.42 2023 down 17.2% 57th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -8 Percentage points 2025 up 33.3% 8th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -8 Percentage points 2025 up 33.3% 8th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -0.1 Percentage points 2025 down 200.0% 19th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -0.1 Percentage points 2025 down 200.0% 19th Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 2.29 million Persons 2025 up 18.2% 23rd Workers in the reference group 13,023 2023 up 22.9% 15th Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 4.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 23.4% 17th Part-time employment - Regions 4.52 million Persons 2025 up 24.3% 4th Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,854 2025 up 35.0% 12th Dentists — Health and social employment 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 14.9% 19th Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings 1.74 Factor of decile 1 2025 up 5.4% 9th Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 14,608 2025 up 16.0% 23rd Employees 12,406 2025 up 18.2% 19th ← Previous Page 6 of 8 Next →