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Industries

Accommodation and Food Services

EMPLOYED
967,200
WORKFORCE SHARE
6.5%

Administrative and Support Services

EMPLOYED
434,200
WORKFORCE SHARE
2.9%

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

EMPLOYED
292,200
WORKFORCE SHARE
2.0%

Arts and Recreation Services

EMPLOYED
262,700
WORKFORCE SHARE
1.8%

Construction

EMPLOYED
1,371,500
WORKFORCE SHARE
9.3%

Education and Training

EMPLOYED
1,318,100
WORKFORCE SHARE
8.9%

Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services

EMPLOYED
216,300
WORKFORCE SHARE
1.5%

Financial and Insurance Services

EMPLOYED
546,000
WORKFORCE SHARE
3.7%

Health Care and Social Assistance

EMPLOYED
2,409,000
WORKFORCE SHARE
16.3%

Information Media and Telecommunications

EMPLOYED
178,100
WORKFORCE SHARE
1.2%

Manufacturing

EMPLOYED
868,100
WORKFORCE SHARE
5.9%

Mining

EMPLOYED
314,500
WORKFORCE SHARE
2.1%

Other Services

EMPLOYED
579,900
WORKFORCE SHARE
3.9%

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

EMPLOYED
1,401,200
WORKFORCE SHARE
9.5%

Public Administration and Safety

EMPLOYED
976,200
WORKFORCE SHARE
6.6%

Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services

EMPLOYED
226,200
WORKFORCE SHARE
1.5%

Retail Trade

EMPLOYED
1,338,300
WORKFORCE SHARE
9.1%

Transport, Postal and Warehousing

EMPLOYED
754,500
WORKFORCE SHARE
5.1%

Wholesale Trade

EMPLOYED
328,900
WORKFORCE SHARE
2.2%

About this data

Industry data

Employed

This is the number of people employed in an industry for their main job.

Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2026, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.

 

Part–time share

This is the proportion of people employed in an industry who work part-time (those who usually work less than 35 hours per week) in all jobs combined.

Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average data, customised report.

 

Workforce share

This is the proportion of people in the Australian workforce who are employed in an industry.

Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2026, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.

 

Female share

This is the proportion of people employed in an industry who are female.

Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average data, customised report.

 

Median weekly earnings

This is the median weekly pay for full–time employees in their main job before tax, salary sacrifice or any other deductions. These figures are a guide only and should not be used to determine a wage rate as they do not take into account years of experience or other factors that may influence a person’s wage.

Source: ABS, Characteristics of Employment, Australia, August 2025.

 

Median age

This is the median age of all workers in an industry.

Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average data, customised report.

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