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Industry Information
The Australian workforce is employed across 19 broad industries as defined in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2006. You can select any of these industries from the menu below and view essential data on employment characteristics, trends and main occupations. For total employment, scroll down below the menu.
All Industries (total employment)
In total, there are approximately 12,960,500 employed people in Australia (ABS trend data). Over the past five years, employment across all industries has increased by 12.3 per cent. The median age for workers in Australia is 39 years and median weekly earnings are around $1,066 per week.
Employment Characteristics
|
Data
|
Employment Level - August 2019 ('000)
|
12,960.5
|
Employment Growth - Five years to August 2019 ('000)
|
1,420.3
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Employment Growth - Five Years to August 2019 (%)
|
12.3
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Male Share of Employment - Year to August 2019 (%)
|
52.9
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Female Share of Employment - Year to August 2019 (%)
|
47.1
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Full Time Share of Employment - Year to August 2019 (%)
|
68.3
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Average Full Time Hours - August 2019
|
39
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Median Weekly Earnings in Main Job - August 2018 ($)
|
1066
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Projected Employment Growth - Five Years to May 2023 ('000)
|
886.1
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Projected Employment Growth - Five Years to May 2023 (%)
|
7.1
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Sources: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly, cat. no. 6291.0.55.003, trend. Average full time hours data is Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business trend; Earnings data are ABS, Characteristics of Employment Cat. No. 6333.0, August 2018; Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, 2018 employment projections, five years to May 2023.
Top 10 Occupations (For more information, select an occupation below)
|
Number Employed (four quarter average, 2018)
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| Sales Assistants (General)
|
518,500
|
| Registered Nurses
|
279,100
|
| General Clerks
|
251,100
|
| Retail Managers
|
235,300
|
| Truck Drivers
|
204,300
|
| Accountants
|
193,400
|
| Receptionists
|
179,800
|
| Aged and Disabled Carers
|
173,200
|
| Primary School Teachers
|
165,800
|
| Commercial Cleaners
|
162,900
|
Source: Four quarter average and custom data based on ABS Labour Force, Australia, Cat no: 6291.0.55.003.