The Australian workforce is employed across 19 broad (1 digit) industries as defined in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2006. You can select any of these industries from the left hand navigation menu and view essential data on employment characteristics, trends and prospects and links to skills-related information.
ALL INDUSTRIES |
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Employment Characteristics |
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Employment Size (000's) - Nov 2011 |
11456.5 |
Average Unemployment Rate (%) (Year 2011)* |
3.2 |
Male % share of employment (Year to Nov 2011) |
54.5 |
Female % share of employment (Year to Nov 2011) |
45.5 |
Full time % share of employment (Year to Nov 2011) |
70.4 |
Average full time hours (Year to Nov 2011) |
41.2 |
Median Weekly Earnings (full time employees) 2010 |
$1050 |
Employee % share of all employment (Year to Nov 2011) |
88.7 |
Employment Growth |
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Projected Growth - 5 years to 2015-16 (% pa) |
2.1 |
Projected Growth - 5 years to 2015-16 ('000s) |
1260.3 |
Recent Growth - 1 year (% pa) |
0.6 |
Recent Growth - 2 years (% pa) |
2.0 |
Recent Growth - 5 years (% pa) |
2.0 |
Recent Growth - 10 years (% pa) |
2.3 |
Recent Growth - 1 year ('000s) |
62.8 |
Recent Growth - 2 years ('000s) |
436.7 |
Recent Growth - 5 years ('000s) |
1077.4 |
Recent Growth - 10 years ('000s) |
2323.4 |
Workforce Ageing |
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Median age in years (Year 2010) |
39 |
Mature Age Employment ('000s) - Aged 45+ (Year 2003) |
3283.2 |
Mature Age Employment ('000s) - Aged 45+ (Year 2010) |
4313.1 |
Mature Age Employment Growth ('000s) - 2003 to 2010 |
1029.9 |
Mature Age Employment - % Share Aged 45+ (Year 2010) |
38.5 |
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* Industry unemployment rates include only those unemployed people whose last job was in an identified industry within the past two years. They do not include those who have been unemployed for more than two years or who have never worked. They are therefore generally lower that the labour force-wide unemployment rate.
Industry Skills Councils
provide accurate industry intelligence to the VET sector about current and future skill needs and training requirements, including through industry skills reports, and supporting the development, implementation and continuous improvement of quality nationally recognised training products and services, including Training Packages.