Modelled state and territory jobs and hours worked estimates by industry

Indicative state and territory level jobs and hours worked by industry estimates, modelled using Australian Labour Account data

Released
6/09/2024

Background

This article presents indicative state and territory level industry division estimates for the Labour Account jobs and hours worked series. This is the third release of the modelled state and territory level estimates, following previous releases alongside the June quarter 2022 and June quarter 2023 Labour Account.

The estimates produced have been modelled by applying proportional factors to existing balanced national level Labour Accounts data. This is a similar approach to the 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.

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 industry estimates of employment, jobs and hours worked at the national level.

Method

The approach to proportionally allocate state and territory level industry division estimates involves constraining the number of jobs and hours actually worked 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 and territory are heavily impacted by the Labour Account balancing process which reconciles household and business-based estimates of filled jobs.

More detail on the method used to derive these estimates is provided below.

Jobs

Hours worked

Data changes

Updates since last article

New South Wales

Jobs

In the June quarter 2024, there were:

  • 4.6 million main jobs
  • 325,900 secondary jobs
  • 104,200 job vacancies

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2024, the total number of hours actually worked was 1.9 billion hours.

Victoria

Jobs

In the June quarter 2024, there were:

  • 3.8 million main jobs
  • 279,200 secondary jobs
  • 88,400 job vacancies

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2024, the total number of hours actually worked was 1.6 billion hours.

Queensland

Jobs

In the June quarter 2024, there were:

  • 3.0 million main jobs
  • 206,100 secondary jobs
  • 67,400 job vacancies

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2024, the total number of hours actually worked was 1.2 billion hours.

South Australia

Jobs

In the June quarter 2024, there were:

  • 965,500 main jobs
  • 69,900 secondary jobs
  • 21,500 job vacancies

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2024, the total number of hours actually worked was 396.4 million hours.

Western Australia

Jobs

In the June quarter 2024, there were:

  • 1.6 million main jobs
  • 122,000 secondary jobs
  • 42,400 job vacancies

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2024, the total number of hours actually worked was 685.9 million hours.

Tasmania

Jobs

In the June quarter 2024, there were:

  • 305,400 main jobs
  • 23,900 secondary jobs
  • 6,300 job vacancies

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2024, the total number of hours actually worked was 114.8 million hours.

Northern Territory

Jobs

In the June quarter 2024, there were:

  • 146,000 main jobs
  • 13,800 secondary jobs
  • 5,400 job vacancies

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2024, the total number of hours actually worked was 61.1 million hours.

Australian Capital Territory

Jobs

In the June quarter 2024, there were:

  • 266,100 main jobs
  • 21,900 secondary jobs
  • 8,300 job vacancies

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2024, the total number of hours actually worked was 113.9 million hours.

Data Downloads

The following spreadsheet contains indicative estimates of filled jobs, main jobs, secondary jobs, job vacancies, and hours actually worked by industry, for each state and territory, for the period September quarter 2011 to June quarter 2024.

State and territory jobs and hours worked, by industry, September quarter 2011 to June quarter 2024 (Pivot Table)

Further information

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

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