Jobs in Australia

Latest release

Information about the number and nature of filled jobs and the people who hold them

Reference period

2021-22 financial year

Released

8/11/2024

Next release Unknown

Key statistics

During 2021-22:

There were 22.7 million jobs, up 9.1% on 2020-21
The LGA with the highest number of jobs was Brisbane, with 1,201,000 jobs
6.2 million jobs were held by migrants (who have arrived in Australia since 2000)

Jobs in Australia (JIA), along with Personal Income in Australia (PIA), is one of two releases containing data from the Linked Employer-Employee Dataset (LEED). The Jobs and Income of Employed Persons, 2021-22 TableBuilder product contains more detailed data from the LEED.

Revisions

Data from 2017-18 to 2019-20 has been reprocessed which has resulted in minor revisions to previous years.

Guide to labour statistics

To learn more about our different labour measures, their purpose and how to use them, see our Guide to labour statistics. It provides summary information on labour market topics including Industry employment data.

Jobs, employed persons and income, 2021-22
		Number	Change in last year	Change since 2017-18
Jobs		22,715,300	9.1%	16.1%
	Held by men	11,448,000	7.6%	12.6%
	Held by women	11,252,500	10.7%	19.8%
Employed persons		14,922,900	3.9%	8.2%
Median employee income per job (duration adjusted) (a)		$47,780	0.0%	6.7%
Total employment income		$1,051 Billion	7.8%	24.8%

Note: A person can hold several jobs during the year, either concurrently (as a multiple job-holder) or consecutively. The strong growth in jobs this year was influenced by a higher turnover of jobs than usual due to the continuation and end of COVID related lockdowns. See methodology section for further information on how jobs are calculated in Jobs in Australia.

'Duration adjusted' is an analytical measure of employee income per job that seeks to put all jobs onto a comparable full-year duration basis.

Graph 1 - Number of jobs and employed persons, 2017-18 to 2021-22
Year	2017-18 (Millions)	2018-19 (Millions)	2019-20 (Millions)	2020-21 (Millions)	2021-22 (Millions)
Total jobs	19.6	20.1	20.0	20.8	22.7
Employee jobs	17.5	18.0	17.9	18.6	20.5
OMUE jobs (a)	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.3
Employed persons	13.8	14.1	14.3	14.4	14.9

Graph 1 - Number of jobs and employed persons, 2017-18 to 2021-22

["Year","2017-18","2018-19","2019-20","2020-21","2021-22"]

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Owner-managers of unincorporated enterprises.

Jobs

During 2021-22 there were 22.7 million jobs:

20.5 million (90.0%) jobs were worked by employees (including owner managers of incorporated enterprises) and 2.3 million (10.0%) jobs were worked by owner managers of unincorporated enterprises
17.6 million (77.4%) were private sector jobs and 3.6 million (16.0%) were public sector jobs. Some job records had missing or unknown sector information and therefore these percentages do not add to 100.

Employed people

During 2021-22:

There were 14.9 million employed people, up 3.9% on 2020-21
The cohort of people aged 25-29 years had the highest number of jobs (2.9 million)

Graph 2 - Number of jobs by age and sex, 2021-22
Age	Male ('000)	Female ('000)
< 15 years	17.9	24.0
15 to 17 years	280.3	325.7
18 to 20 years	686.2	737.0
21 to 24 years	1,092.9	1,135.2
25 to 29 years	1,503.5	1,438.8
30 to 34 years	1,423.3	1,357.6
35 to 39 years	1,301.7	1,232.7
40 to 44 years	1,110.7	1,076.1
45 to 49 years	990.4	1,004.8
50 to 54 years	944.1	983.2
55 to 59 years	810.5	814.4
60 to 64 years	655.9	615.0
65 to 69 years	363.6	304.2
70 to 74 years	158.0	117.6
75 to 79 years	67.7	47.2
80 to 84 years	26.1	21.1
85+ years	15.4	17.8

Graph 2 - Number of jobs by age and sex, 2021-22

["Age","Male","Female"]

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Employee income

In 2021-22, after adjusting for the duration of the job to put all jobs onto a comparable full-year duration basis, the median annual employee income per job was:

$47,780 for all people
$58,345 for males
$38,874 for females

Graph 3 - Median employee income per job(a), 2017-18 to 2021-22
Year	2017-18 ($)	2018-19 ($)	2019-20 ($)	2020-21 ($)	2021-22 ($)
Persons	44,784	45,435	45,652	47,756	47,780
Males	54,536	55,343	55,348	57,264	58,345
Females	36,174	36,743	37,253	39,785	38,874

Graph 3 - Median employee income per job(a), 2017-18 to 2021-22

["Year","2017-18","2018-19","2019-20","2020-21","2021-22"]

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Employee income data are 'duration adjusted' - an analytical measure of employee income per job that seeks to put all jobs onto a comparable full-year duration basis.

Industry

During 2021-22, the industries with the largest share of jobs were:

Health care and social assistance (12.9%)
Administrative and support services (9.4%)
Retail trade (9.2%)

Graph 4 - Distribution of jobs by industry(a), 2021-22
Industry	Distribution of jobs per industry (%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2.0
Mining	1.2
Manufacturing	5.0
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	0.7
Construction	7.0
Wholesale trade	3.3
Retail trade	9.2
Accommodation and food services	8.3
Transport, postal and warehousing	4.0
Information media and telecommunications	1.4
Financial and insurance services	4.1
Rental, hiring and real estate services	1.8
Professional, scientific and technical services	8.0
Administrative and support services	9.4
Public administration and safety	5.6
Education and training	7.4
Health care and social assistance	12.9
Arts and recreation services	2.0
Other services	3.6

Graph 4 - Distribution of jobs by industry(a), 2021-22

["Industry","Distribution of jobs per industry"]

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Some jobs records had missing or unknown industry information and therefore these percentages do not add to 100

To learn more about the various ABS sources of industry data, see our Industry employment guide.

Occupation

During 2021-22, the most common occupations were:

Professionals (19.5%)
Managers (11.1%)
Clerical and administrative workers (10.8%)

For men, the most common occupation was Technicians and trades workers, while for women it was Professionals.

Graph 5 - Number of employed persons per selected occupation of main job by sex, 2021-22
Occupation	Male ('000 persons)	Female ('000 persons)
Managers	953.8	706.1
Professionals	1,252.6	1,654.7
Technicians and trades workers	1,279.0	250.1
Community and personal service workers	477.8	1,094.0
Clerical and administrative workers	390.2	1,223.6
Sales workers	404.8	677.7
Machinery operators and drivers	642.4	96.7
Labourers	848.6	467.6

Graph 5 - Number of employed persons per selected occupation of main job by sex, 2021-22

["Occupation","Male","Female"]

[["Managers","Professionals","Technicians and trades workers","Community and personal service workers","Clerical and administrative workers","Sales workers","Machinery operators and drivers","Labourers"],[[953.79999999999995],[1252.5999999999999],[1279],[477.80000000000001],[390.19999999999999],[404.80000000000001],[642.39999999999998],[848.60000000000002]],[[706.10000000000002],[1654.7],[250.09999999999999],[1094],[1223.5999999999999],[677.70000000000005],[96.700000000000003],[467.60000000000002]]]

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Business size

During 2021-22:

6.5 million jobs (28.7%) were worked in small businesses (less than 20 employees)
5.0 million jobs (21.8%) were worked in medium businesses (between 20 and 199 employees)
9.7 million jobs (42.8%) were worked in large businesses (200 or more employees)

Some jobs records had missing or unknown business size information and therefore these percentages do not add to 100.

State and territory

During 2021-22, the number of jobs was largest in:

New South Wales (7.0 million jobs)
Victoria (5.8 million jobs)
Queensland (4.7 million jobs)

Graph 6 - Jobs by state and territory(a), 2021-22
State and territory	Number of jobs ('000)
New South Wales	6,970
Victoria	5,844
Queensland	4,668
South Australia	1,514
Western Australia	2,565
Tasmania	478
Northern Territory	228
Australian Capital Territory	429

Graph 6 - Jobs by state and territory(a), 2021-22

["State and territory","Number of jobs"]

[["New South Wales","Victoria","Queensland","South Australia","Western Australia","Tasmania","Northern Territory","Australian Capital Territory"],[[6970],[5844],[4668],[1514],[2565],[478],[228],[429]]]

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Refers to the state or territory of usual residence of the job-holder

Regions

In 2021-22, the local government areas (LGAs) with the highest number of jobs in each state and territory were:

New South Wales: Blacktown (356,000 jobs)
Victoria: Casey (332,000 jobs)
Queensland: Brisbane (1,201,000 jobs)
South Australia: Onkaparinga (141,000 jobs)
Western Australia: Stirling (229,000 jobs)
Tasmania: Launceston (61,000 jobs)
Northern Territory: Darwin (97,000 jobs)

The Australian Capital Territory has no separate local governments. Data is available for SA3s and SA2s in the Data Downloads.

Graph 7 - Local government areas with the highest numbers of jobs, 2021-22(a)
LGA	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT
Blacktown	356,339
Canterbury-Bankstown	284,362
Central Coast	276,456
Sydney	248,892
Casey		331,657
Wyndham		283,216
Greater Geelong		236,532
Hume		202,107
Brisbane			1,201,068
Gold Coast			597,823
Moreton Bay			408,450
Sunshine Coast			309,019
Onkaparinga				140,507
Port Adelaide Enfield				120,427
Salisbury				119,398
Charles Sturt				108,198
Stirling					229,416
Wanneroo					199,969
Swan					151,745
Joondalup					149,916
Launceston						61,378
Hobart						57,367
Clarence						51,660
Glenorchy						47,439
Darwin							96,735
Palmerston							39,971
Alice Springs							32,491
Litchfield							22,085
ACT								429,186

Graph 7 - Local government areas with the highest numbers of jobs, 2021-22(a)

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Refers to the Local Government Area of usual residence of the job-holder. Excludes Local Government Areas with less than 1,000 job-holders.
The Australian Capital Territory has no separate local governments.

In 2021-22, the LGAs with the highest median employee income per job in each state and territory were:

New South Wales: North Sydney ($78,554)
Victoria: Yarra ($62,496)
Queensland: Weipa ($75,503)
South Australia: Roxby Downs ($85,410)
Western Australia: Ashburton ($75,987)
Tasmania: Clarence ($46,553)
Northern Territory: Darwin Waterfront Precinct ($90,736)

Graph 8 - Local government areas with the highest median employee income per job, 2021-22(a)
LGA	NSW ($)	VIC ($)	QLD ($)	SA ($)	WA ($)	TAS ($)	NT ($)	ACT ($)
North Sydney	78,554
Lane Cove	71,924
Woollahra	68,679
Mosman	66,077
Yarra		62,496
Port Phillip		58,910
Stonnington		58,217
Hobsons Bay		55,831
Weipa			75,503
Isaac			66,682
Mount Isa			61,839
Cloncurry			57,332
Roxby Downs				85,410
Whyalla				51,507
Adelaide Plains				50,545
Holdfast Bay				50,000
Ashburton					75,987
Port Hedland					69,015
Sandstone					66,300
Karratha					66,257
Clarence						46,553
Sorell						45,736
Waratah/Wynyard						45,499
Brighton						45,149
Darwin Waterfront Precinct							90,736
Litchfield							60,271
Palmerston							57,622
Darwin							50,054
ACT								59,961

Graph 8 - Local government areas with the highest median employee income per job, 2021-22(a)

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Refers to the Local Government Area of usual residence of the job-holder. Excludes Local Government Areas with less than 1,000 job-holders.
The Australian Capital Territory has no separate local governments.

Employed migrants

In this release, 'migrants' refers to people who have arrived in Australia since January 2000, and includes permanent migrants who have become Australian citizens during this period.

During 2021-22:

6.2 million jobs were held by migrants.
3.8 million (61.1%) jobs were held by permanent migrants, 2.4 million (37.8%) by temporary visa holders and 67,100 (1.1%) by migrants who had gained Australian citizenship.
5.1 million (82.2%) were private sector jobs and 684,700 (11%) were public sector jobs.
1.7 million migrant jobs (28.0%) were with small businesses (less than 20 employees).
1.4 million migrant jobs (22.9%) were with medium businesses (between 20 and 199 employees).
2.6 million migrant jobs (42.3%) were with large businesses (200 or more employees).

Some job records had missing or unknown sector or employer size information and therefore these percentages do not add to 100.

Jobs held by migrants
		Number
Jobs		6,235,600
	Held by men	3,207,700
	Held by women	3,027,600
By sector
	Private sector	5,125,000
	Public sector	684,700
By employer size
	1-19 employees	1,744,900
	20-199 employees	1,426,900
	200 or more employees	2,638,000

Between 2020-21 and 2021-22, the number of jobs held by migrants:

increased from 5.5 million to 6.2 million jobs (up 13.2%)
increased across all permanent migrant visa groups, particularly for permanent skilled migrants with an increase of 277,100 jobs (up 14.2%)
increased for temporary visa holders by 206,200 jobs (up 9.6%), noting that there was also a large decrease in jobs held by working holiday makers which fell by 79,000 jobs (down 49.8%).

Migrant jobs by visa group for 2018-19, 2020-21 and 2021-22
	2018-19	2020-21	2021-22
Permanent visas
Permanent skilled	1,712,700	1,948,300	2,225,400
Family	784,400	929,300	1,099,900
Humanitarian	179,100	212,100	267,400
Permanent other	218,900	214,900	219,500
Total permanent	2,895,000	3,304,400	3,812,100
Temporary visas
Temporary skilled	111,000	95,600	90,200
Student	476,100	521,600	489,300
Working holiday maker	377,900	158,600	79,500
Temporary other	50,200	66,700	111,100
Bridging visas	238,700	416,200	631,900
Provisional	152,500	182,700	190,200
NZ citizen (subclass 444)	699,000	708,800	764,200
Total temporary	2,105,400	2,150,200	2,356,400
Australian citizen	46,500	55,300	67,100
Total	5,046,900	5,509,900	6,235,600

Data for 2018-19 is presented for comparison.

During 2021-22 the industries with the most jobs held by migrants were:

Health Care and Social Assistance (15.0% of migrants or 936,700 people)
Administrative and Support Services (13.5% of migrants or 843,100 people)
Accommodation and Food Services (10.8% of migrants or 671,600 people).

The Administrative and support services industry includes Labour supply services.

Graph 9 - Jobs(a) held by migrants by industry, 2021-22
Industry	%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	1.5
Mining	0.9
Manufacturing	5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	0.5
Construction	5.2
Wholesale Trade	3.3
Retail Trade	8
Accommodation and Food Services	10.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	5
Information Media and Telecommunications	1.4
Financial and Insurance Services	4
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	1.5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	9.1
Administrative and Support Services	13.5
Public Administration and Safety	3.3
Education and Training	5.2
Health Care and Social Assistance	15
Arts and Recreation Services	1.4
Other Services	3.3

Graph 9 - Jobs(a) held by migrants by industry, 2021-22

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a. Some job records had missing or unknown industry information and therefore these percentages do not add to 100

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Table 1. Jobs and employment income by sex, age, employer characteristics and geography, 2017-18 to 2021-22

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Table 8. Victoria spotlights by local government areas, 2021-22

Table 9. Queensland spotlights by local government areas, 2021-22

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Table 12. Tasmania spotlights by local government areas, 2021-22

Table 13. Northern Territory spotlights by local government areas, 2021-22

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