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Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages in Australia

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Payroll jobs and wages estimates, sourced from Single Touch Payroll (STP) data

Reference period

Week ending 27 March 2021

Released

13/04/2021

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Key statistics

Between the weeks ending 13 and 27 March 2021, payroll jobs increased 0.1%. The largest changes were in:

Queensland (up 0.3%) and the Australian Capital Territory (down 0.3%)
Accommodation and food services (up 1.7%)

Total wages decreased by 0.4%. The largest changes were in:

Northern Territory (down 2.1%)
Mining (down 5.9%)

Jobholder characteristics updated

Jobholder age, sex and geography (including sub-state region) have been updated in this release, resulting in revisions across the time series. For more information, see the Update of jobholder characteristics section of Methods review.

The ABS recommends that analyses of previously published estimates be refreshed with the data from this release.

National

Between the weeks ending 14 March 2020 and 27 March 2021:

Payroll jobs increased by 1.0%
Total wages increased by 2.1%

Between the weeks ending 13 and 27 March 2021:

Payroll jobs increased by 0.1%, compared to an increase of 0.6% in the previous fortnight
Total wages paid decreased by 0.4%, compared to an increase of 0.3% 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	95.5	98.1
04-Apr-20	92.9	96.3
11-Apr-20	91.6	93.5
18-Apr-20	91.6	93.7
25-Apr-20	92.1	94.1
02-May-20	92.6	94.7
09-May-20	93.3	93.6
16-May-20	93.9	92.8
23-May-20	94.3	92.5
30-May-20	94.8	93.8
06-Jun-20	95.8	95.9
13-Jun-20	96.3	96.6
20-Jun-20	96.3	97.6
27-Jun-20	95.9	97.3
04-Jul-20	97.1	99.0
11-Jul-20	98.1	96.5
18-Jul-20	98.2	96.4
25-Jul-20	98.4	96.2
01-Aug-20	98.7	97.1
08-Aug-20	98.7	97.5
15-Aug-20	98.6	97.0
22-Aug-20	98.6	96.8
29-Aug-20	98.8	97.1
05-Sep-20	98.9	99.8
12-Sep-20	99.3	100.8
19-Sep-20	99.5	101.6
26-Sep-20	99.3	100.8
03-Oct-20	98.5	98.3
10-Oct-20	98.6	96.7
17-Oct-20	99.3	97.3
24-Oct-20	99.6	96.7
31-Oct-20	99.8	96.9
07-Nov-20	100.2	98.3
14-Nov-20	101.0	99.3
21-Nov-20	101.3	99.3
28-Nov-20	101.5	100.6
05-Dec-20	102.1	102.5
12-Dec-20	102.1	102.9
19-Dec-20	101.3	102.7
26-Dec-20	97.4	97.2
02-Jan-21	94.4	93.5
09-Jan-21	95.3	94.0
16-Jan-21	97.3	96.0
23-Jan-21	98.3	96.7
30-Jan-21	98.7	96.9
06-Feb-21	99.3	101.0
13-Feb-21	99.9	102.1
20-Feb-21	100.0	102.1
27-Feb-21	100.2	102.3
06-Mar-21	100.5	102.8
13-Mar-21	100.9	102.6
20-Mar-21	100.7	102.1
27-Mar-21	101.0	102.1

 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:

Western Australia increased by 3.2%
Northern Territory increased by 3.0%

Total wages:

South Australia increased by 4.2%
Victoria increased by 3.6%

Between the weeks ending 13 and 27 March 2021 the largest changes were:

Payroll jobs:

Queensland increased by 0.3%
the Australian Capital Territory decreased by 0.3%

Total wages:

Northern Territory decreased by 2.1%
Western Australia decreased by 1.6%

Table 1 - Percentage change by states and territories
	Payroll jobs		Total wages
	Change between 13 Mar 2021 and 27 Mar 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 27 Mar 2021	Change between 13 Mar 2021 and 27 Mar 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 27 Mar 2021
New South Wales	-0.1%	0.4%	0.0%	1.1%
Victoria	0.1%	0.6%	0.0%	3.6%
Queensland	0.3%	0.5%	-1.2%	1.4%
South Australia	0.2%	2.7%	0.1%	4.2%
Western Australia	0.2%	3.2%	-1.6%	2.0%
Tasmania	0.0%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.5%
Northern Territory	0.0%	3.0%	-2.1%	2.3%
Australian Capital Territory	-0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.9%
Australia	0.1%	1.0%	-0.4%	2.1%

Sub-state - payroll jobs

Updated estimates of payroll jobs by sub-state regions were added to this release on Wednesday 14 April 2021.

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 27 March 2021 in Table 5 of the Data downloads. These estimates are only updated in alternate releases.

SA4 regions

SA3 regions

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

Interactive maps

The interactive maps were updated to the week ending 27 March 2021, as part of this release on Friday 16 April 2021.

End of interactive map updates

The interactive maps will not be updated after this release, while the ABS reviews the best presentation of geospatial data associated with this release.

The source data for the interactive maps will continue to be available in Table 5 of the Data downloads.

Interactive maps of SA4 and SA3 regions present change in payroll jobs from the week ending 14 March 2020 for each week up to the week ending 27 March 2021. This release contains the last update of the interactive maps.

Percentage change values can differ between sub-state and state and territory regions. State and territory totals include records with 'unknown' sub-state characteristics. The differences may increase in size in finer levels of data. For more information, see the Data components, totals and index calculation section of Data limitations and revisions.

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:

Worked by males decreased by 1.0%
Worked by females increased by 0.8%

Total wages:

Payments to females increased by 4.7%
Payments to males decreased by 0.1%

Between the weeks ending 13 and 27 March 2021:

Payroll jobs:

Worked by females increased by 0.2%
Worked by males decreased by 0.1%

Total wages:

Payments to males decreased by 0.9%
Payments to females increased by 0.2%

Table 2 - Percentage change by sex
	Payroll jobs		Total wages
	Change between 13 Mar 2021 and 27 Mar 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 27 Mar 2021	Change between 13 Mar 2021 and 27 Mar 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 27 Mar 2021
Males	-0.1%	-1.0%	-0.9%	-0.1%
Females	0.2%	0.8%	0.2%	4.7%
All persons (b)	0.1%	1.0%	-0.4%	2.1%

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.
b. Indexes for males and females can move independently from All persons indexes due to the inclusion of persons with 'unknown' sex in the calculation of the All persons index. For more information see the Data components, total and index calculation section in Data limitations and revisions.

Graph 2 - 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	96.3	94.7
04-Apr-20	94.4	91.4
11-Apr-20	93.3	89.9
18-Apr-20	93.4	89.9
25-Apr-20	93.7	90.6
02-May-20	94.0	91.3
09-May-20	94.5	92.2
16-May-20	95.0	92.9
23-May-20	95.1	93.5
30-May-20	95.5	94.1
06-Jun-20	96.2	95.4
13-Jun-20	96.6	96.0
20-Jun-20	96.3	96.3
27-Jun-20	95.5	96.2
04-Jul-20	96.8	97.2
11-Jul-20	98.3	97.9
18-Jul-20	98.4	97.9
25-Jul-20	98.7	98.1
01-Aug-20	98.8	98.4
08-Aug-20	98.8	98.3
15-Aug-20	98.8	98.2
22-Aug-20	98.9	98.2
29-Aug-20	98.9	98.4
05-Sep-20	99.0	98.6
12-Sep-20	99.3	99.0
19-Sep-20	99.4	99.2
26-Sep-20	99.2	98.9
03-Oct-20	98.6	97.9
10-Oct-20	98.6	97.9
17-Oct-20	99.1	98.9
24-Oct-20	99.2	99.3
31-Oct-20	99.2	99.7
07-Nov-20	99.5	100.1
14-Nov-20	100.2	100.7
21-Nov-20	100.4	101.1
28-Nov-20	100.5	101.4
05-Dec-20	100.9	102.0
12-Dec-20	100.9	101.9
19-Dec-20	100.0	101.1
26-Dec-20	96.0	97.5
02-Jan-21	93.1	94.4
09-Jan-21	94.3	94.8
16-Jan-21	96.6	96.5
23-Jan-21	97.5	97.4
30-Jan-21	97.7	97.9
06-Feb-21	98.4	98.6
13-Feb-21	98.8	99.2
20-Feb-21	98.7	99.4
27-Feb-21	98.8	99.7
06-Mar-21	98.9	100.2
13-Mar-21	99.1	100.6
20-Mar-21	98.8	100.5
27-Mar-21	99.0	100.8

Graph 2 - 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:

Worked by people aged 70 years and over increased by 6.0%
Worked by people aged aged 60-69 increased by 5.0%

Total wages:

Payments to people aged 70 years and over increased by 9.5%
Payments to people aged 60-69 increased by 6.5%

Between the weeks ending 13 and 27 March 2021 the largest changes across age groups were:

Payroll jobs:

Worked by people aged 15-19 increased by 2.3%
Worked by people aged 70 years and over increased by 0.5%

Total wages:

Payments to people aged 15-19 increased by 1.1%
Payments to people aged 60-69 decreased by 0.9%

Table 3 - Percentage change by age group
	Payroll jobs		Total wages
	Change between 13 Mar 2021 and 27 Mar 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 27 Mar 2021	Change between 13 Mar 2021 and 27 Mar 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 27 Mar 2021
15-19 year olds	2.3%	0.6%	1.1%	3.7%
20-29 year olds	-0.1%	-0.9%	-0.3%	1.7%
30-39 year olds	-0.1%	1.1%	-0.6%	2.0%
40-49 year olds	0.0%	0.5%	-0.4%	0.9%
50-59 year olds	0.1%	1.6%	-0.5%	2.2%
60-69 year olds	0.1%	5.0%	-0.9%	6.5%
Aged 70 years and over	0.5%	6.0%	-0.5%	9.5%
All persons	0.1%	1.0%	-0.4%	2.1%

5 year age groups

Time series estimates of payroll jobs by 5 year age groups (presented as index values) up to the week ending 27 March 2021 are available in Table 8 of the Data downloads.

Industry

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

Payroll jobs:

Public administration and safety increased by 11.0%
Accommodation and food services decreased by 9.5%

Total wages:

Mining decreased by 9.4%
Transport, postal and warehousing decreased by 8.0%

Between the weeks ending 13 and 27 March 2021 the largest changes across industry were:

Payroll jobs:

Accommodation and food services increased by 1.7%
Information media and telecommunications decreased by 1.5%

Total wages:

Mining decreased by 5.9%
Financial and insurance services increased by 3.8%

Table 4 - Percentage change by industry
	Payroll jobs		Total wages
	Change between 13 Mar 2021 and 27 Mar 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 27 Mar 2021	Change between 13 Mar 2021 and 27 Mar 2021 (a)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 27 Mar 2021
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	-1.4%	-4.1%	-2.1%	0.0%
Mining (b)	0.0%	-0.5%	-5.9%	-9.4%
Manufacturing	0.2%	-2.7%	1.0%	0.5%
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	-0.2%	2.2%	-2.6%	-0.4%
Construction	-0.6%	-3.5%	-0.9%	-3.4%
Wholesale trade	-0.4%	-2.8%	-0.6%	-1.4%
Retail trade	0.4%	-1.6%	-1.8%	-1.1%
Accommodation and food services	1.7%	-9.5%	-0.1%	-7.7%
Transport, postal and warehousing	-0.2%	-6.4%	-1.1%	-8.0%
Information media and telecommunications	-1.5%	-9.3%	-0.4%	-3.2%
Financial and insurance services	0.2%	6.8%	3.8%	6.0%
Rental, hiring and real estate services	-0.2%	-1.9%	-2.3%	1.8%
Professional, scientific and technical services	-0.7%	-1.0%	-0.6%	1.3%
Administrative and support services	0.4%	3.0%	0.0%	5.7%
Public administration and safety	1.1%	11.0%	0.6%	7.1%
Education and training	0.8%	-1.3%	-0.6%	0.9%
Health care and social assistance	0.0%	3.4%	-0.2%	6.4%
Arts and recreation services	0.5%	0.8%	-0.5%	-0.7%
Other services	-0.6%	-1.3%	-0.4%	4.2%
All industries	0.1%	1.0%	-0.4%	2.1%

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.

Graph 3 - Percentage change in payroll jobs by Industry between 14 March 2020 and 27 March 2021
	Percentage Change (%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	-4.1
Mining	-0.5
Manufacturing	-2.7
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	2.2
Construction	-3.5
Wholesale trade	-2.8
Retail trade	-1.6
Accommodation and food services	-9.5
Transport, postal and warehousing	-6.4
Information media and telecommunications	-9.3
Financial and insurance services	6.8
Rental, hiring and real estate services	-1.9
Professional, scientific and technical services	-1.0
Administrative and support services	3.0
Public administration and safety	11.0
Education and training	-1.3
Health care and social assistance	3.4
Arts and recreation services	0.8
Other services	-1.3

Graph 3 - Percentage change in payroll jobs by Industry between 14 March 2020 and 27 March 2021

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Industry subdivision - Payroll jobs

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

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 27 March 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. This is particularly the case for small employers (with under 20 employees). Further information is presented on the impact of revisions to the small employers (under 20 employees) index in the Data limitations and revisions section of the Methodology (under Variation in revisions).

Table 5 - Percentage change in Payroll jobs by state and territory, by employment size as at 14 March 2020 (a)
		Change between 13 Mar 2021 and 27 Mar 2021 (b)	Change between 14 Mar 2020 and 27 Mar 2021
Under 20 employees	New South Wales	-1.2%	-2.9%
	Victoria	-1.2%	-2.4%
	Queensland	-0.9%	-0.1%
	South Australia	-0.5%	2.1%
	Western Australia	-1.2%	3.3%
	Tasmania	-0.8%	-1.0%
	Northern Territory	-0.4%	5.1%
	Australian Capital Territory	-2.6%	-2.4%
	Australia	-1.1%	-1.2%
20-199 employees	New South Wales	0.2%	-1.7%
	Victoria	0.1%	-2.8%
	Queensland	-0.1%	-1.5%
	South Australia	0.4%	-0.1%
	Western Australia	1.0%	2.3%
	Tasmania	-0.8%	-4.7%
	Northern Territory	0.5%	0.4%
	Australian Capital Territory	-0.9%	-2.4%
	Australia	0.2%	-1.5%
200 employees and over	New South Wales	0.4%	0.5%
	Victoria	0.9%	1.4%
	Queensland	1.1%	-1.3%
	South Australia	0.7%	1.5%
	Western Australia	0.7%	1.3%
	Tasmania	1.0%	1.0%
	Northern Territory	-0.1%	1.4%
	Australian Capital Territory	0.8%	0.2%
	Australia	0.8%	0.5%

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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Table 5: Sub-state - Payroll jobs indexes

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How data are collected: Other data sources. Also includes new subsections on the ABS Business Register and ATO Client Register
Methods review: Includes a new subsection on the Client Register update

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16 April 2021: Interactive maps updated to the week ending 27 March 2021.

14 April 2021: Sub-state - Payroll jobs indexes (Table 5 of the Data downloads) were updated to the week ending 27 March 2021.

Previously published articles and information of interest are linked below:

A year of COVID-19 through payroll jobs and wages statistics reviews payroll jobs and wages in the year since Australia's 100th case of COVID-19
Year-end data variability provides some context on seasonality and seasonal variation
Secondary jobs provides insight into multiple jobholders
Incorporating JobKeeper supported payments into Weekly payroll jobs and wages in Australia describes how JobKeeper payments are included

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This release previously used catalogue number 6160.0.55.001.

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