Modelling indicative state level industry jobs estimates from the Labour Account

Released
14/09/2022

Background

In response to the demand for a state and territory dimension to the Australian Labour Account, this article presents indicative state and territory level industry estimates for the Labour Account jobs series.

The estimates produced have been modelled by applying proportional factors to existing balanced national-level Labour Accounts data. This is similar to the approach taken to produce indicative Labour Account status in employment estimates, which were published with the June quarter 2021 Labour Account release.

Building a state and territory dimension directly into the compilation processes of the Labour Account is not yet feasible, given the limitations of existing data sources.

However, in the meantime, this proportionally allocated state-based Labour Account data provides useful insights into industries at the state and territory level, as it is based on the national level Labour Account industry information. The Labour Account provides the best ABS estimates of employment, jobs and hours worked by industry at the national level.

Method

The approach to proportionally allocate state and territory level industry estimates involves constraining the number of jobs to the national level industry totals of the Australian Labour Account. This means that the sum of all states and territories for a particular industry is equal to the Labour Account national estimate for that industry. As a result, the industry levels in each state are heavily impacted by the Labour Account balancing process which reconciles household and business-based estimates of filled jobs.

The filled jobs data in this article are based on the state or territory of usual residence, not the location of the job. More detail on the method used to derive these estimates is proved below.

Method used to model state and territory industry jobs estimates

New South Wales

In New South Wales for the June quarter 2022, the total number of main jobs were 4.4 million, secondary jobs were 307,300 and job vacancies were 146,200. 

Victoria

In Victoria for the June quarter 2022, the total number of main jobs were 3.5 million, secondary jobs were 272,400 and job vacancies were 120,800. 

Queensland

In Queensland for the June quarter 2022, the total number of main jobs were 2.9 million, secondary jobs were 192,400 and job vacancies were 79,200. 

South Australia

In South Australia for the June quarter 2022, the total number of main jobs were 939,300, secondary jobs were 63,200 and job vacancies were 24,700. 

Western Australia

In Western Australia for the June quarter 2022, the total number of main jobs were 1.5 million, secondary jobs were 104,800 and job vacancies were 65,800. 

Tasmania

In Tasmania for the June quarter 2022, the total number of main jobs were 284,700, secondary jobs were 20,800 and job vacancies were 7,400. 

Northern Territory

In the Northern Territory for the June quarter 2022, the total number of main jobs were 137,700, secondary jobs were 12,700 and job vacancies were 7,600. 

Australian Capital Territory

In the Australian Capital Territory for the June quarter 2022, the total number of main jobs were 239,500, secondary jobs were 20,200 and job vacancies were 12,500. 

Data downloads

The following spreadsheet contains indicative estimates of filled jobs, main jobs, secondary jobs, and job vacancies by industry, for each state and territory, for the period September quarter 2011 to June quarter 2022.

State and territory jobs, by industry, September quarter 2011 to June quarter 2022 (Pivot Table)

Further information

For further information, or to provide feedback, please email labour.statistics@abs.gov.au.

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