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Industries

Accommodation and Food Services

EMPLOYED
962,400
WORKFORCE SHARE
6.6%

Administrative and Support Services

EMPLOYED
431,900
WORKFORCE SHARE
3.0%

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

EMPLOYED
300,300
WORKFORCE SHARE
2.1%

Arts and Recreation Services

EMPLOYED
270,200
WORKFORCE SHARE
1.9%

Construction

EMPLOYED
1,379,800
WORKFORCE SHARE
9.5%

Education and Training

EMPLOYED
1,254,500
WORKFORCE SHARE
8.6%

Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services

EMPLOYED
191,300
WORKFORCE SHARE
1.3%

Financial and Insurance Services

EMPLOYED
548,700
WORKFORCE SHARE
3.8%

Health Care and Social Assistance

EMPLOYED
2,297,100
WORKFORCE SHARE
15.8%

Information Media and Telecommunications

EMPLOYED
188,000
WORKFORCE SHARE
1.3%

Manufacturing

EMPLOYED
885,800
WORKFORCE SHARE
6.1%

Mining

EMPLOYED
324,800
WORKFORCE SHARE
2.2%

Other Services

EMPLOYED
542,100
WORKFORCE SHARE
3.7%

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

EMPLOYED
1,290,700
WORKFORCE SHARE
8.9%

Public Administration and Safety

EMPLOYED
973,200
WORKFORCE SHARE
6.7%

Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services

EMPLOYED
244,000
WORKFORCE SHARE
1.7%

Retail Trade

EMPLOYED
1,339,500
WORKFORCE SHARE
9.2%

Transport, Postal and Warehousing

EMPLOYED
733,800
WORKFORCE SHARE
5.1%

Wholesale Trade

EMPLOYED
364,400
WORKFORCE SHARE
2.5%

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 2025, 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, Detailed, February 2025, four-quarter average data.

 

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 2025, 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, Detailed, February 2025, four-quarter average data.

 

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 2024.

 

Median age

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

Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average data, customised report.

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