Australia Employment Change

Last Release

Sep 30, 2024

Actual

64,100

Units In

Persons

47,500

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 14, 2024

Time to Release

26 Days 0 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
366,100 Nov 2021	-591,769 Apr 2020	14,967.7 Persons	1978-2024	Australian Bureau of Statistics

In Australia, employment change refers to the absolute change in the number of persons who work for pay or profit, or perform unpaid family work. Estimates include both full-time and part-time employment.

Latest Updates

Employment in Australia jumped by 64.1 thousand to a record peak of 14.52 million in September 2024, easily exceeding market forecasts of a 25 thousand gain and following a downwardly revised 42.6 thousand rise in the previous month. Full-time employment surged by 51.6 thousand, a strong reversal from a fall of 5.9 thousand in August. However, part-time employment added 12.5 thousand, down sharply from August's 48.5 thousand. Through the year to September, employment increased by 434.9 thousand or 3.1%.