The ABS will continue to monitor changes in hours worked and provide additional analysis when relevant.
Insights into hours worked, April 2022
Released
19/05/2022
Hours worked increased by 1.3% (in seasonally adjusted terms) between March and April 2022, while employment was steady (0.03% increase). Throughout the pandemic, the hours worked series shows larger short-term changes than in the employed series, given that employees may be away from paid work for a short period without losing their job.
Chart 1 shows that after the rise in April 2022, hours worked was 0.8% above the previous high in December 2021 and 0.9% above the pre-Delta COVID variant high of May 2021.
| Hours (March 2020 Index) | Employed (March 2020 Index) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-20 | 100.3 | 99.9 |
| Feb-20 | 100.1 | 100.0 |
| Mar-20 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Apr-20 | 89.7 | 95.4 |
| May-20 | 90.9 | 93.3 |
| Jun-20 | 94.3 | 95.1 |
| Jul-20 | 95.3 | 95.9 |
| Aug-20 | 95.5 | 97.1 |
| Sep-20 | 95.5 | 96.8 |
| Oct-20 | 97.8 | 98.1 |
| Nov-20 | 99.1 | 98.7 |
| Dec-20 | 98.9 | 99.0 |
| Jan-21 | 94.3 | 99.2 |
| Feb-21 | 99.8 | 99.8 |
| Mar-21 | 102.2 | 100.4 |
| Apr-21 | 100.7 | 100.1 |
| May-21 | 102.7 | 100.9 |
| Jun-21 | 101.0 | 101.2 |
| Jul-21 | 100.5 | 101.2 |
| Aug-21 | 97.1 | 100.1 |
| Sep-21 | 97.6 | 99.1 |
| Oct-21 | 97.6 | 98.7 |
| Nov-21 | 102.0 | 101.6 |
| Dec-21 | 102.8 | 102.0 |
| Jan-22 | 94.1 | 102.2 |
| Feb-22 | 102.5 | 102.9 |
| Mar-22 | 102.3 | 103.0 |
| Apr-22 | 103.6 | 103.1 |
Chart 1: Hours worked and employment index, Seasonally adjusted (March 2020 = 100.0)
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People working fewer hours than usual due to their own illness, injury or sick leave
Chart 2 shows an increase in the number of people working fewer hours due to the continuing disruption from the Omicron variant. The number of people working fewer hours due to their own illness in April 2022 was the second highest level recorded during the pandemic.
| Worked fewer hours than usual ('000) | |
|---|---|
| Apr-16 | 390.0 |
| May-16 | 423.0 |
| Jun-16 | 459.5 |
| Jul-16 | 413.8 |
| Aug-16 | 492.3 |
| Sep-16 | 505.5 |
| Oct-16 | 345.0 |
| Nov-16 | 372.2 |
| Dec-16 | 380.1 |
| Jan-17 | 211.3 |
| Feb-17 | 350.3 |
| Mar-17 | 386.8 |
| Apr-17 | 309.9 |
| May-17 | 394.4 |
| Jun-17 | 412.8 |
| Jul-17 | 436.5 |
| Aug-17 | 571.4 |
| Sep-17 | 537.1 |
| Oct-17 | 383.2 |
| Nov-17 | 394.8 |
| Dec-17 | 393.5 |
| Jan-18 | 207.0 |
| Feb-18 | 405.1 |
| Mar-18 | 419.9 |
| Apr-18 | 315.2 |
| May-18 | 424.8 |
| Jun-18 | 429.8 |
| Jul-18 | 436.1 |
| Aug-18 | 512.6 |
| Sep-18 | 487.7 |
| Oct-18 | 346.1 |
| Nov-18 | 401.6 |
| Dec-18 | 399.0 |
| Jan-19 | 302.8 |
| Feb-19 | 406.5 |
| Mar-19 | 400.1 |
| Apr-19 | 436.8 |
| May-19 | 450.0 |
| Jun-19 | 499.5 |
| Jul-19 | 512.2 |
| Aug-19 | 538.5 |
| Sep-19 | 509.6 |
| Oct-19 | 377.8 |
| Nov-19 | 433.2 |
| Dec-19 | 434.7 |
| Jan-20 | 327.1 |
| Feb-20 | 430.9 |
| Mar-20 | 492.4 |
| Apr-20 | 308.7 |
| May-20 | 283.1 |
| Jun-20 | 338.8 |
| Jul-20 | 407.6 |
| Aug-20 | 440.0 |
| Sep-20 | 401.7 |
| Oct-20 | 360.9 |
| Nov-20 | 405.3 |
| Dec-20 | 423.1 |
| Jan-21 | 267.3 |
| Feb-21 | 389.1 |
| Mar-21 | 438.8 |
| Apr-21 | 388.3 |
| May-21 | 485.4 |
| Jun-21 | 525.2 |
| Jul-21 | 439.2 |
| Aug-21 | 450.3 |
| Sep-21 | 453.7 |
| Oct-21 | 375.8 |
| Nov-21 | 430.5 |
| Dec-21 | 440.7 |
| Jan-22 | 745.8 |
| Feb-22 | 590.0 |
| Mar-22 | 577.3 |
| Apr-22 | 742.0 |
Chart 2: Employed people working fewer hours than usual due to their own illness, injury or sick leave, Original
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Chart 3 shows the percentage of employed people who worked fewer hours than usual due to own illness by state. New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland showed an increase in April following consecutive falls in February and March. In contrast, the other states and territories continued to increase from January, with a sharp increase in April.
| NSW, QLD & VIC (%) | SA, WA, TAS, NT & ACT (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Apr-16 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| May-16 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| Jun-16 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Jul-16 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Aug-16 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Sep-16 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Oct-16 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Nov-16 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Dec-16 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Jan-17 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Feb-17 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Mar-17 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Apr-17 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
| May-17 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| Jun-17 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Jul-17 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| Aug-17 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Sep-17 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Oct-17 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Nov-17 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| Dec-17 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Jan-18 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Feb-18 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Mar-18 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Apr-18 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| May-18 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Jun-18 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Jul-18 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| Aug-18 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Sep-18 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Oct-18 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Nov-18 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| Dec-18 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
| Jan-19 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| Feb-19 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Mar-19 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Apr-19 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| May-19 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Jun-19 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Jul-19 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| Aug-19 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Sep-19 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Oct-19 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| Nov-19 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Dec-19 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Jan-20 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Feb-20 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Mar-20 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Apr-20 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| May-20 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| Jun-20 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Jul-20 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Aug-20 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| Sep-20 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
| Oct-20 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| Nov-20 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Dec-20 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Jan-21 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Feb-21 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Mar-21 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Apr-21 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| May-21 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Jun-21 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| Jul-21 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| Aug-21 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
| Sep-21 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Oct-21 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| Nov-21 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Dec-21 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Jan-22 | 6.3 | 3.6 |
| Feb-22 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Mar-22 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Apr-22 | 5.1 | 6.9 |
Chart 3: Percentage of employed people by state who worked fewer hours than usual due to own illness, injury or sick leave
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People working fewer hours than usual due to bad weather or plant breakdown
Chart 4 shows people working fewer hours due to bad weather or plant breakdown decreased in April 2022, reflecting a bounce back from March in flood affected areas in New South Wales and Queensland.
| Worked fewer hours than usual ('000) | |
|---|---|
| Jul-14 | 42.1 |
| Aug-14 | 33.9 |
| Sep-14 | 44.3 |
| Oct-14 | 12.4 |
| Nov-14 | 10.7 |
| Dec-14 | 31.6 |
| Jan-15 | 38.2 |
| Feb-15 | 39.6 |
| Mar-15 | 30.2 |
| Apr-15 | 36.7 |
| May-15 | 42.9 |
| Jun-15 | 28.5 |
| Jul-15 | 32.8 |
| Aug-15 | 37.2 |
| Sep-15 | 25.9 |
| Oct-15 | 11.5 |
| Nov-15 | 50.2 |
| Dec-15 | 16.5 |
| Jan-16 | 49.6 |
| Feb-16 | 34.9 |
| Mar-16 | 30.6 |
| Apr-16 | 22.8 |
| May-16 | 31.0 |
| Jun-16 | 79.2 |
| Jul-16 | 97.7 |
| Aug-16 | 52.7 |
| Sep-16 | 54.5 |
| Oct-16 | 38.0 |
| Nov-16 | 17.2 |
| Dec-16 | 21.3 |
| Jan-17 | 19.9 |
| Feb-17 | 51.4 |
| Mar-17 | 45.6 |
| Apr-17 | 44.8 |
| May-17 | 17.7 |
| Jun-17 | 46.5 |
| Jul-17 | 34.7 |
| Aug-17 | 46.2 |
| Sep-17 | 27.1 |
| Oct-17 | 30.5 |
| Nov-17 | 23.2 |
| Dec-17 | 56.8 |
| Jan-18 | 19.2 |
| Feb-18 | 23.7 |
| Mar-18 | 53.8 |
| Apr-18 | 13.0 |
| May-18 | 29.1 |
| Jun-18 | 59.2 |
| Jul-18 | 47.0 |
| Aug-18 | 39.3 |
| Sep-18 | 32.6 |
| Oct-18 | 63.8 |
| Nov-18 | 23.1 |
| Dec-18 | 52.0 |
| Jan-19 | 35.0 |
| Feb-19 | 33.1 |
| Mar-19 | 32.8 |
| Apr-19 | 29.8 |
| May-19 | 42.1 |
| Jun-19 | 68.6 |
| Jul-19 | 64.3 |
| Aug-19 | 53.7 |
| Sep-19 | 36.7 |
| Oct-19 | 21.1 |
| Nov-19 | 38.0 |
| Dec-19 | 33.4 |
| Jan-20 | 41.5 |
| Feb-20 | 134.0 |
| Mar-20 | 89.6 |
| Apr-20 | 49.7 |
| May-20 | 36.4 |
| Jun-20 | 37.4 |
| Jul-20 | 41.9 |
| Aug-20 | 66.3 |
| Sep-20 | 25.7 |
| Oct-20 | 36.1 |
| Nov-20 | 38.5 |
| Dec-20 | 29.7 |
| Jan-21 | 48.1 |
| Feb-21 | 41.9 |
| Mar-21 | 46.5 |
| Apr-21 | 50.7 |
| May-21 | 49.0 |
| Jun-21 | 64.1 |
| Jul-21 | 73.6 |
| Aug-21 | 29.0 |
| Sep-21 | 29.1 |
| Oct-21 | 44.9 |
| Nov-21 | 70.6 |
| Dec-21 | 73.5 |
| Jan-22 | 32.4 |
| Feb-22 | 49.2 |
| Mar-22 | 504.1 |
| Apr-22 | 69.7 |
Chart 4: Employed people working fewer hours than usual due to bad weather or plant breakdown, Original
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People working fewer hours than usual due to annual leave, flextime or long service leave
Chart 5 shows the number of people working fewer hours due to annual leave, flextime or long service leave. The increase in April 2022 is similar to previous April time points, although some variation is evident due to the timing of Easter and school holiday periods.
| Worked fewer hours than usual ('000) | |
|---|---|
| Apr-16 | 1,104.7 |
| May-16 | 977.0 |
| Jun-16 | 924.8 |
| Jul-16 | 1,447.0 |
| Aug-16 | 793.5 |
| Sep-16 | 700.3 |
| Oct-16 | 1,903.8 |
| Nov-16 | 1,172.8 |
| Dec-16 | 777.4 |
| Jan-17 | 4,853.0 |
| Feb-17 | 841.9 |
| Mar-17 | 847.0 |
| Apr-17 | 3,337.4 |
| May-17 | 1,009.5 |
| Jun-17 | 1,878.1 |
| Jul-17 | 1,600.6 |
| Aug-17 | 778.9 |
| Sep-17 | 774.3 |
| Oct-17 | 2,221.3 |
| Nov-17 | 1,184.6 |
| Dec-17 | 801.5 |
| Jan-18 | 5,491.1 |
| Feb-18 | 764.9 |
| Mar-18 | 1,475.3 |
| Apr-18 | 3,419.4 |
| May-18 | 1,020.3 |
| Jun-18 | 1,972.8 |
| Jul-18 | 1,469.9 |
| Aug-18 | 772.9 |
| Sep-18 | 826.6 |
| Oct-18 | 2,406.5 |
| Nov-18 | 1,221.3 |
| Dec-18 | 819.5 |
| Jan-19 | 2,572.0 |
| Feb-19 | 758.2 |
| Mar-19 | 1,413.3 |
| Apr-19 | 1,197.9 |
| May-19 | 1,059.4 |
| Jun-19 | 1,914.1 |
| Jul-19 | 1,462.3 |
| Aug-19 | 900.1 |
| Sep-19 | 827.1 |
| Oct-19 | 2,505.1 |
| Nov-19 | 1,195.0 |
| Dec-19 | 769.2 |
| Jan-20 | 2,847.4 |
| Feb-20 | 782.6 |
| Mar-20 | 1,328.2 |
| Apr-20 | 1,790.2 |
| May-20 | 599.7 |
| Jun-20 | 1,370.3 |
| Jul-20 | 1,136.1 |
| Aug-20 | 638.3 |
| Sep-20 | 579.0 |
| Oct-20 | 1,822.8 |
| Nov-20 | 1,055.0 |
| Dec-20 | 707.5 |
| Jan-21 | 3,725.2 |
| Feb-21 | 679.9 |
| Mar-21 | 1,170.9 |
| Apr-21 | 3,455.2 |
| May-21 | 978.0 |
| Jun-21 | 909.5 |
| Jul-21 | 1,329.1 |
| Aug-21 | 509.8 |
| Sep-21 | 524.7 |
| Oct-21 | 1,948.0 |
| Nov-21 | 1,250.4 |
| Dec-21 | 686.3 |
| Jan-22 | 5,177.5 |
| Feb-22 | 782.8 |
| Mar-22 | 831.3 |
| Apr-22 | 2,641.7 |
Chart 5: Employed people working fewer hours than usual due to annual leave, flextime or long service leave, Original
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