Tourism Satellite Accounts: quarterly tourism labour statistics, Australia, experimental estimates

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Experimental estimates of quarterly tourism jobs by tourism-related industries

Reference period
December 2023
Released
15/03/2024

Key statistics

In December quarter 2023, there were 655,400 tourism jobs. This was:

  • 4,800 (-0.7%) less jobs than September quarter 2023
  • 8,000 (1.2%) more jobs than December quarter 2022
  • 94,600 (-12.6%) less jobs than December quarter 2019, prior to COVID-19 pandemic
  • 1 in 24 (4.2%) filled jobs in the economy
Change in number and percentage of jobs, original series
Dec-23Quarterly changeQuarterly change (%)Annual changeAnnual change (%)
Tourism jobs655,400-4,800-0.78,0001.2
Economy-wide jobs15,723,800253,5001.6424,5002.8

Filled jobs

All references to "jobs" are referring to "filled jobs" unless otherwise specified. For information on the various measures of jobs (filled job, Labour Account main job and Labour Account secondary job), please refer to the Glossary in Methodology.

Tourism industry

Change in number and percentage of jobs by industry, original series
Dec-23Quarterly changeQuarterly change (%)Annual changeAnnual change (%)
Accommodation76,500-2,400-3.0-15,900-17.2
Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services207,300-15,200-6.8-7,800-3.6
Clubs, pubs, taverns and bars45,700-4,100-8.2-1,500-3.2
Road transport and transport equipment rental7,100-300-4.1-500-6.6
Air, water and other transport37,4001,2003.33,60010.7
Travel agency and information centre services39,0008002.12,4006.6
Cultural services16,6005003.13,50026.7
Casinos and other gambling services3,50000.0-100-2.8
Sports and recreation services41,0001,4003.57,50022.4
Retail trade108,9004,4004.2-6,500-5.6
Education and training55,5008,30017.623,50073.4
All other industries16,7004002.5-300-1.8

During this quarter, industries with the largest quarterly changes were:

  • cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services: decrease of 15,200 jobs (-6.8%)
  • education and training: increase of 8,300 jobs (17.6%)
  • retail trade: increase of 4,400 jobs (4.2%)

Comparing December quarter 2022 with December quarter 2023, industries with the largest changes were:

  • education and training: increase of 23,500 jobs (73.4%)
  • accommodation: decrease of 15,900 jobs (-17.2%)
  • cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services: decrease of 7,800 jobs (-3.6%)

Full-time and part-time employment

Change in number and percentage of jobs by full-time and part-time employment, original series
Dec-23Quarterly changeQuarterly change (%)Annual changeAnnual change (%)
Full-time334,9002,6000.81,5000.4
Part-time320,500-7,400-2.36,4002.0

During this quarter:

  • full-time jobs increased 0.8% while part-time jobs decreased -2.3%

From December quarter 2022 to December quarter 2023:

  • full-time jobs increased 0.4% while part-time jobs increased 2.0%

Sex

Change in number and percentage of jobs by sex, original series
Dec-23Quarterly changeQuarterly change (%)Annual changeAnnual change (%)
Male294,7006000.26000.2
Female360,700-5,400-1.57,4002.1

During this quarter:

  • jobs filled by females decreased -1.5% while jobs filled by males increased 0.2%

From December quarter 2022 to December quarter 2023:

  • jobs filled by females increased 2.1% while jobs filled by males increased 0.2%

Sex by full-time and part-time employment

Change in number and percentage of jobs by sex by full-time and part-time employment, original series
Dec-23Quarterly changeQuarterly change (%)Annual changeAnnual change (%)
Full-time: male176,2004,2002.4-2,800-1.6
Full-time: female158,700-1,500-0.94,3002.8
Part-time: male118,500-3,600-2.93,3002.9
Part-time: female201,900-3,900-1.93,0001.5

During this quarter:

  • Full-time jobs increased for males (2.4%) and decreased for females (-0.9%)
  • Part-time jobs decreased for both males (-2.9%) and females (-1.9%)

From December quarter 2022 to December quarter 2023:

  • Full-time jobs decreased for males (-1.6%) and increased for females (2.8%)
  • Part-time jobs increased for both males (2.9%) and females (1.5%)

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Related release

Australian National Accounts: Tourism Satellite Account

The 2022-23 issue of Australian National Accounts: Tourism Satellite Account was released on 6 December 2023. While the employment estimates are based on the same source, differences will occur due to the timing of updates to the source data.

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Previous catalogue number

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