Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages in Australia, Week ending 13 February 2021

New data download

Time series estimates of payroll jobs by 5 year age groups have been added to this release, in Table 8 of the Data downloads.

National

Between the weeks ending 14 March 2020 and 13 February 2021:

Payroll jobs decreased by 1.3%
Total wages decreased by 0.4%

Between the weeks ending 30 January and 13 February 2021:

Payroll jobs held steady, at 0.0%, compared to an increase of 2.3% in the previous fortnight
Total wages paid increased by 2.1%, compared to an increase of 1.6% in the previous fortnight

Graph 1 - Payroll jobs and total wages, indexed to the week ending 14 March 2020 (a)
Week ending	Payroll jobs (pts)	Total wages (pts)
14-Mar-20	100.0	100.0
21-Mar-20	99.0	99.6
28-Mar-20	95.4	98.1
04-Apr-20	92.8	96.2
11-Apr-20	91.5	93.5
18-Apr-20	91.5	93.7
25-Apr-20	92.0	94.1
02-May-20	92.5	94.7
09-May-20	93.2	93.6
16-May-20	93.8	92.8
23-May-20	94.1	92.5
30-May-20	94.6	93.8
06-Jun-20	95.6	96.0
13-Jun-20	96.1	96.6
20-Jun-20	96.2	97.5
27-Jun-20	95.7	97.2
04-Jul-20	96.8	98.9
11-Jul-20	97.8	96.3
18-Jul-20	97.9	96.2
25-Jul-20	98.1	96.0
01-Aug-20	98.3	96.8
08-Aug-20	98.3	97.3
15-Aug-20	98.2	96.8
22-Aug-20	98.2	96.7
29-Aug-20	98.4	96.9
05-Sep-20	98.5	99.6
12-Sep-20	98.9	100.5
19-Sep-20	99.1	101.3
26-Sep-20	98.9	100.4
03-Oct-20	98.0	98.0
10-Oct-20	97.9	96.3
17-Oct-20	98.7	96.9
24-Oct-20	98.9	96.3
31-Oct-20	99.1	96.4
07-Nov-20	99.5	97.8
14-Nov-20	100.1	98.7
21-Nov-20	100.4	98.7
28-Nov-20	100.6	100.0
05-Dec-20	101.3	102.2
12-Dec-20	101.4	102.8
19-Dec-20	100.5	102.7
26-Dec-20	96.7	97.2
02-Jan-21	93.6	93.5
09-Jan-21	94.5	94.2
16-Jan-21	96.4	96.0
23-Jan-21	97.8	97.1
30-Jan-21	98.6	97.6
06-Feb-21	97.8	98.4
13-Feb-21	98.7	99.6

 Graph 1 - Payroll jobs and total wages, indexed to the week ending 14 March 2020 (a)

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Care should be exercised when focusing on the most recent movements in payroll jobs and wages. For more information, please see Data limitations and revisions. Weekly change data are available in the Data downloads.

State and territory

Since the week ending 14 March 2020 the largest changes across states and territories were:

Payroll jobs : Victoria decreased by 3.0% and the Northern Territory increased by 2.0%
Total wages : the Northern Territory increased by 3.5% and Western Australia decreased by 2.1%

Between the weeks ending 30 January and 13 February 2021 the largest changes across states and territories were:

Payroll jobs : the Northern Territory increased by 1.4% and Queensland and South Australia both increased by 0.5%
Total wages : New South Wales and South Australia both increased by 2.4% and Queensland increased by 2.3%

Table 1 - Percentage change by states and territories
	Payroll jobs		Total wages
	Change between 30 Jan 2021 and 13 Feb 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 13 Feb 2021	Change between 30 Jan 2021 and 13 Feb 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 13 Feb 2021
New South Wales	0.2%	-1.1%	2.4%	-0.9%
Victoria	-0.4%	-3.0%	1.8%	0.3%
Queensland	0.5%	-1.1%	2.3%	0.0%
South Australia	0.5%	0.7%	2.4%	1.5%
Western Australia	-0.4%	0.3%	1.9%	-2.1%
Tasmania	0.3%	-1.4%	1.5%	-0.6%
Northern Territory	1.4%	2.0%	1.7%	3.5%
Australian Capital Territory	0.2%	-1.1%	0.7%	0.8%
Australia	0.0%	-1.3%	2.1%	-0.4%

a. Care should be exercised when focusing on the most recent movements in payroll jobs and wages. For more information, please see Data limitations and revisions. Weekly change data are available in Data downloads.

Sub-state - payroll jobs

Time series estimates of payroll jobs by sub-state regions, Statistical Area 4 (SA4) and Statistical Area 3 (SA3), are presented as index values through to the week ending 30 January 2021 in Table 5 of the Data downloads.

For more information see Statistical Geography; Australian Statistical Geography Standard, Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2016; or Australian Statistical Geography Standard, Volume 3 - Non-ABS Structures, July 2018.

SA4 regions

SA3 regions

Interactive maps

Maps of SA4 and SA3 regions are updated on alternate fortnights to coincide with the release of sub-state estimates. Change in payroll jobs from the week ending 14 March 2020 for each week up to the week ending 30 January 2021 are presented in the Interactive maps.

SA4 and SA3 boundaries presented accord with the Australian Statistical Geography Standard, Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2016.

How to use the interactive map:

Sex

Since the week ending 14 March 2020:

Payroll jobs : Those worked by males decreased by 3.5% and those worked by females decreased by 2.2%
Total wages : Payments to males decreased by 2.7% and payments to females increased by 1.5%

Between the weeks ending 30 January and 13 February 2021:

Payroll jobs : Those worked by males decreased by 0.2% and those worked by females increased by 0.1%
Total wages : Payments to males increased by 2.4% and payments to females increased by 1.8%

Table 2 - Percentage change by sex
	Payroll jobs		Total wages
	Change between 30 Jan 2021 and 13 Feb 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 13 Feb 2021	Change between 30 Jan 2021 and 13 Feb 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 13 Feb 2021
Males	-0.2%	-3.5%	2.4%	-2.7%
Females	0.1%	-2.2%	1.8%	1.5%
All persons	0.0%	-1.3%	2.1%	-0.4%

a. Care should be exercised when focusing on the most recent movements in payroll jobs and wages. For more information, please see Data limitations and revisions. Weekly change data are available in the Data downloads.

Graph 4 - Payroll jobs by sex, indexed to the week ending 14 March 2020 (a)
Week ending	Males (pts)	Females (pts)
14-Mar-20	100.0	100.0
21-Mar-20	99.1	98.8
28-Mar-20	96.4	94.8
04-Apr-20	94.5	91.7
11-Apr-20	93.5	90.2
18-Apr-20	93.5	90.2
25-Apr-20	93.9	90.9
02-May-20	94.1	91.5
09-May-20	94.6	92.4
16-May-20	95.1	93.1
23-May-20	95.2	93.6
30-May-20	95.5	94.2
06-Jun-20	96.1	95.4
13-Jun-20	96.4	96.0
20-Jun-20	96.1	96.2
27-Jun-20	95.3	96.1
04-Jul-20	96.5	96.9
11-Jul-20	97.8	97.5
18-Jul-20	97.9	97.5
25-Jul-20	98.2	97.7
01-Aug-20	98.2	98.0
08-Aug-20	98.3	97.9
15-Aug-20	98.2	97.7
22-Aug-20	98.3	97.7
29-Aug-20	98.3	97.9
05-Sep-20	98.3	98.1
12-Sep-20	98.6	98.4
19-Sep-20	98.7	98.5
26-Sep-20	98.4	98.2
03-Oct-20	97.7	97.1
10-Oct-20	97.6	97.0
17-Oct-20	98.0	97.9
24-Oct-20	98.1	98.3
31-Oct-20	98.1	98.6
07-Nov-20	98.2	98.9
14-Nov-20	98.9	99.5
21-Nov-20	98.9	99.8
28-Nov-20	99.0	100.0
05-Dec-20	99.5	100.6
12-Dec-20	99.6	100.5
19-Dec-20	98.6	99.7
26-Dec-20	94.7	96.2
02-Jan-21	91.8	93.1
09-Jan-21	93.1	93.5
16-Jan-21	95.1	95.1
23-Jan-21	96.3	96.6
30-Jan-21	96.7	97.7
06-Feb-21	95.7	97.1
13-Feb-21	96.5	97.8

Graph 4 - Payroll jobs by sex, indexed to the week ending 14 March 2020 (a)

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Care should be exercised when focusing on the most recent movements in payroll jobs. For more information, please see Data limitations and revisions. Weekly change data are available in the Data downloads section.

Age group

Since the week ending 14 March 2020 the largest changes across age groups were:

Payroll jobs : Those worked by people aged 60-69 increased by 2.8% and those worked by people aged 20-29 decreased by 2.5%
Total wages : Payments to people 15-19 increased by 6.2% and payments to people aged 70 years and over increased by 5.6%

Between the weeks ending 30 January and 13 February 2021 the largest changes across age groups were:

Payroll jobs : Those worked by people aged 70 years and over increased by 1.7% and those worked by people aged 60-69 increased by 1.1%
Total wages : Payments to people aged 15-19 decreased by 3.1% and payments to people aged 40-49 and 60-69 both increased by 2.7%

Table 3 - Percentage change by age group
	Payroll jobs		Total wages
	Change between 30 Jan 2021 and 13 Feb 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 13 Feb 2021	Change between 30 Jan 2021 and 13 Feb 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 13 Feb 2021
15-19 year olds	0.3%	-0.9%	-3.1%	6.2%
20-29 year olds	0.1%	-2.5%	1.5%	0.7%
30-39 year olds	-0.1%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.1%
40-49 year olds	0.1%	-0.7%	2.7%	-1.8%
50-59 year olds	0.3%	0.3%	2.6%	-0.5%
60-69 year olds	1.1%	2.8%	2.7%	4.0%
Aged 70 years and over	1.7%	1.9%	0.8%	5.6%
All persons	0.0%	-1.3%	2.1%	-0.4%

a. Care should be exercised when focusing on the most recent movements in payroll jobs and wages. For more information, please see Data limitations and revisions. Weekly change data are available in Data downloads.

Industry

Since the week ending 14 March 2020 the largest changes across industry were:

Payroll jobs : Accommodation and food services decreased by 12.4% and Education and training decreased by 9.3%
Total wages : Mining decreased by 16.1% and Accommodation and food services decreased by 10.7%

Between the weeks ending 30 January and 13 February 2021 the largest changes across industry were:

Payroll jobs : Education and training increased by 2.8% and Agriculture, forestry and fishing and Rental, hiring and real estate services both decreased by 2.3%
Total wages : Mining increased by 7.2% and Construction increased by 5.5%

Table 4 - Percentage change by industry
	Payroll jobs		Total wages
	Change between 30 Jan 2021 and 13 Feb 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 13 Feb 2021	Change between 30 Jan 2021 and 13 Feb 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 13 Feb 2021
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	-2.3%	-4.7%	-0.1%	-0.1%
Mining	0.8%	-1.3%	7.2%	-16.1%
Manufacturing	0.3%	-3.5%	5.3%	-2.7%
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	0.3%	1.7%	2.1%	2.5%
Construction	-0.4%	-5.0%	5.5%	-3.5%
Wholesale trade	-0.7%	-3.5%	4.3%	-5.2%
Retail trade	0.2%	-0.5%	0.0%	1.2%
Accommodation and food services	-0.3%	-12.4%	-3.1%	-10.7%
Transport, postal and warehousing	0.8%	-6.0%	3.1%	-6.8%
Information media and telecommunications	-1.1%	-8.2%	-0.4%	-1.7%
Financial and insurance services	0.1%	5.6%	0.7%	-2.4%
Rental, hiring and real estate services	-2.3%	-5.5%	-2.7%	-4.0%
Professional, scientific and technical services	-2.0%	-3.1%	1.4%	-1.0%
Administrative and support services	0.2%	-2.4%	4.7%	1.9%
Public administration and safety	2.1%	5.4%	2.1%	1.9%
Education and training	2.8%	-9.3%	3.3%	-1.4%
Health care and social assistance	-0.2%	4.0%	-0.7%	5.9%
Arts and recreation services	0.1%	-4.1%	-0.4%	-0.2%
Other services	-0.7%	-3.6%	1.2%	2.7%
All industries	0.0%	-1.3%	2.1%	-0.4%

a. Care should be exercised when focusing on the most recent movements in payroll jobs and wages. Weekly change data are available in Data downloads.
b. The Mining industry wages estimates in March and September may include annual bonuses. Please refer to the seasonality section in Data limitations and revisions for further information.
c. The Education and training industry has a marked seasonal low across December and January. Please refer to the seasonality section in Data limitations and revisions for further information.

Graph 5 - Percentage change in payroll jobs by Industry between 14 March 2020 and 13 February 2021
	Percentage Change (%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	-4.7
Mining	-1.3
Manufacturing	-3.5
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	1.7
Construction	-5.0
Wholesale trade	-3.5
Retail trade	-0.5
Accommodation and food services	-12.4
Transport, postal and warehousing	-6.0
Information media and telecommunications	-8.2
Financial and insurance services	5.6
Rental, hiring and real estate services	-5.5
Professional, scientific and technical services	-3.1
Administrative and support services	-2.4
Public administration and safety	5.4
Education and training	-9.3
Health care and social assistance	4.0
Arts and recreation services	-4.1
Other services	-3.6

Graph 5 - Percentage change in payroll jobs by Industry between 14 March 2020 and 13 February 2021

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Industry subdivision - Payroll jobs

Updated estimates of payroll jobs by industry subdivision were updated through to the week ending 13 February 2021, as part of this release on Thursday 4 March 2021.

Time series estimates of payroll jobs by industry subdivision (presented as index values) up to the week ending 13 February 2021 are available in Table 6 of the Data downloads.

The subdivision level is the second broadest grouping of industries within the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification. Industry subdivisions are built up from the industry groups which, in turn, are built up from industry classes.

Employment size

The following experimental estimates present payroll jobs by employment size between the weeks ending 14 March 2020 and 13 February 2021.

Care should be exercised when focusing on recent movements in payroll jobs by employment size, as they are subject to higher than usual levels of revision (over a longer period) than other estimates. As part of the updating of additional data sources, the ABS is investigating underlying data to identify the cause and establish a method to reduce the future level of revisions in this series.

Graph 6 - Payroll jobs by employment size, indexed to the week ending 14 March 2020 (a)
Week ending	All sizes	Under 20 employees	20-199 employees	200 employees and over
14-Mar-20	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
21-Mar-20	99.0	98.8	98.2	99.3
28-Mar-20	95.4	93.9	92.8	97.4
04-Apr-20	92.8	90.6	89.4	95.5
11-Apr-20	91.5	88.7	87.9	94.6
18-Apr-20	91.5	88.5	87.8	94.7
25-Apr-20	92.0	89.3	88.6	95.0
02-May-20	92.5	90.5	89.2	95.0
09-May-20	93.2	91.8	89.9	95.4
16-May-20	93.8	93.0	90.5	95.6
23-May-20	94.1	93.6	90.8	95.9
30-May-20	94.6	94.1	91.3	96.4
06-Jun-20	95.6	95.4	92.2	97.2
13-Jun-20	96.1	95.9	93.0	97.5
20-Jun-20	96.2	96.5	93.2	97.1
27-Jun-20	95.7	97.4	92.9	95.9
04-Jul-20	96.8	99.5	93.3	96.4
11-Jul-20	97.8	100.3	93.8	97.6
18-Jul-20	97.9	100.5	94.0	97.5
25-Jul-20	98.1	100.9	94.5	97.5
01-Aug-20	98.3	101.0	94.7	97.7
08-Aug-20	98.3	101.1	94.5	97.7
15-Aug-20	98.2	101.1	94.4	97.5
22-Aug-20	98.2	101.2	94.4	97.5
29-Aug-20	98.4	101.5	94.6	97.5
05-Sep-20	98.5	101.7	94.9	97.5
12-Sep-20	98.9	102.3	95.4	97.7
19-Sep-20	99.1	102.4	95.6	97.8
26-Sep-20	98.9	102.1	95.3	97.6
03-Oct-20	98.0	100.6	94.5	96.9
10-Oct-20	97.9	100.2	94.5	97.0
17-Oct-20	98.7	101.0	95.5	97.5
24-Oct-20	98.9	101.3	95.9	97.6
31-Oct-20	99.1	101.6	96.0	97.7
07-Nov-20	99.5	102.0	96.4	97.9
14-Nov-20	100.1	102.7	97.0	98.5
21-Nov-20	100.4	103.1	97.3	98.6
28-Nov-20	100.6	103.4	97.6	98.8
05-Dec-20	101.3	103.9	98.1	99.4
12-Dec-20	101.4	104.0	98.2	99.5
19-Dec-20	100.5	102.8	97.0	99.0
26-Dec-20	96.7	97.2	92.5	96.5
02-Jan-21	93.6	92.2	89.7	94.3
09-Jan-21	94.5	93.7	91.5	94.4
16-Jan-21	96.4	96.6	93.8	95.5
23-Jan-21	97.8	98.1	95.3	96.7
30-Jan-21	98.6	98.2	96.1	97.9
06-Feb-21	97.8	95.8	95.7	97.7
13-Feb-21	98.7	96.2	96.2	98.9

Graph 6 - Payroll jobs by employment size, indexed to the week ending 14 March 2020 (a)

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Care should be exercised when focusing on recent movements in payroll jobs. For more information, see the Reporting variability section in Data limitations and revisions.

Table 5 - Percentage change in Payroll jobs by state and territory, by employment size as at 14 March 2020 (a)
		Change between 30 Jan 2021 and 13 Feb 2021 (b)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 13 Feb 2021
Under 20 employees	New South Wales	-2.3%	-5.4%
	Victoria	-2.4%	-5.5%
	Queensland	-1.4%	-1.9%
	South Australia	-0.7%	-0.2%
	Western Australia	-2.5%	-1.1%
	Tasmania	-1.0%	-1.7%
	Northern Territory	1.7%	1.2%
	Australian Capital Territory	-2.8%	-3.4%
	Australia	-2.0%	-3.8%
20-199 employees	New South Wales	0.2%	-3.9%
	Victoria	0.5%	-5.6%
	Queensland	0.3%	-2.2%
	South Australia	0.5%	-2.5%
	Western Australia	-1.8%	-2.5%
	Tasmania	-1.3%	-6.8%
	Northern Territory	1.6%	-1.3%
	Australian Capital Territory	0.6%	-3.0%
	Australia	0.1%	-3.8%
200 employees and over	New South Wales	1.4%	0.1%
	Victoria	0.2%	-2.4%
	Queensland	1.5%	-2.8%
	South Australia	1.1%	0.5%
	Western Australia	1.3%	0.3%
	Tasmania	2.0%	-0.5%
	Northern Territory	1.2%	2.4%
	Australian Capital Territory	1.2%	-1.2%
	Australia	1.1%	-1.1%

a. Care should be exercised when focusing on the most recent movements in payroll jobs. For more information, please see Data limitations and revisions.

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