The Australian workforce of slightly more than 10 million workers is employed in 17 broad industry groups.
Industry Employment Outlooks provide detailed analysis of employment characteristics, trends and prospects by industry, and highlight specific sectors where job growth is the strongest. Specific issues highlighted in these outlooks include workforce ageing, employment share by gender, educational profile, weekly earnings, average hours worked, regional and occupational employment.
Below is a 'snapshot' of all Australian industries at the broad (1 digit) level of the Australian and New Zealand Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) structure.
For more detailed information go to Industry Employment Profiles or directly to the Industry and Regional Tables page for data on broad (ANZSIC 1 digit) industries.
For information on data sources, including time periods, go to Help.
The following shows trend employment growth to May 2008 for all industry groups over the past one and five years, as well as future employment projections for 2012-2013.
Source: DEEWR Trend Data based on ABS Labour Force, Australia, Cat no: 6291.0.55.003 – Quarterly
The following links are a guide to occupations and provide general directions to training available.
These links lead to sites with information on skills in demand in various industries and what is being proposed to be done about it, and discussions on apprenticeship issues and mature age employment.
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