Australia: Employment

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The most recent value is 14.72 million employed people as of December 2024, an increase compared to the previous value of 14.6 million employed people. Historically, the average for Australia from February 1978 to December 2024 is 9.46 million employed people. The minimum of 5.97 million employed people was recorded in January 1979, while the maximum of 14.72 million employed people was reached in December 2024. Click on the following link to see the values of: Employment around the world.
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Recent values Australia: Employment, million people
2024  Dec 14.72
2024  Nov 14.6
2024  Oct 14.49
2024  Sep 14.46
2024  Aug 14.36
2024  Jul 14.39
2024  Jun 14.37
2024  May 14.39


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Definition: The number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Labor force 14.50 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 3.67 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 3.56 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 3.76 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 8.57 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 66.37 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 47.00 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 61.52 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 71.36 2023 percent
 Hours worked 1,713.11 2023 hours
 Self-employment 15.87 2022 percent
 Employment 14.72 12/2024 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 3.79 12/2024 percent
 Labor cost 152.70 Q3/2024 index points
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