Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in Australia
Australia: Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment was 10.46 million Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in Australia, 1999–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in Australia is 10.46 million Persons, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in Australia peaked at 10.46 million Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.15 million Persons, in 1999.
That places Australia 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in Australia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.15 million Persons | — |
| 2000 | 6.32 million Persons | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 6.43 million Persons | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 6.57 million Persons | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.70 million Persons | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.82 million Persons | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 7.08 million Persons | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 7.24 million Persons | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 7.47 million Persons | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.71 million Persons | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 7.76 million Persons | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.95 million Persons | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 8.09 million Persons | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.22 million Persons | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 8.31 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.40 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.64 million Persons | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 8.84 million Persons | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.04 million Persons | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 9.29 million Persons | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 9.53 million Persons | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.31 million Persons | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.64 million Persons | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 10.11 million Persons | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 10.46 million Persons | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.15 million Persons | 6.15 million Persons | 6.15 million Persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.01 million Persons | 6.32 million Persons | 7.76 million Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.63 million Persons | 7.95 million Persons | 9.53 million Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.88 million Persons | 9.31 million Persons | 10.46 million Persons | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,104 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -4.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 15,557 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual -2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.3691 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 24,037 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.5842 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in Australia?
- Economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in Australia was 10.46 million Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic indicators by access to city typology — employment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.46 million Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest economic indicators by access to city typology — employment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.15 million Persons in 1999.
- How does Australia rank for economic indicators by access to city typology — employment?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is economic indicators by access to city typology — employment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides economic indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by territorial typology according to the population's access to cities. Data source and definition The indicators include GDP, GDP per capita, gross value added, employment at place of work and labour productivity by type of territory. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_eco10) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. The indicators are aggregated data at the national level, using the typology of small (TL3) regions to calculate totals or averages for all metropolitan large regions, metropolitan midsize regions, near a midsize/large FUA regions, near a small FUA regions and remote regions. Territorial typology on the population's access to cities Territorial typologies helps to assess differences in socio-economic trends in regions, both within and across countries and to highlight the specific issues faced by each type of region. The OECD territorial typology on access to cities uses the concept of functional urban areas (FUA) – composed of urban centres and their commuting areas – and classifies small (TL3) regions (Fadic et al., 2019) according to the following criteria: Metropolitan regions, if more than half of the population live in a FUA. Metropolitan regions are further classified into: metropolitan large, if more than half of the population live in a (large) FUA of at least 1.5 million inhabitants; and metropolitan midsize, if more than half of the population live in a (midsize) FUA of at 250 000 to 1.5 million inhabitants. Non-metropolitan regions, if less than half of the population live in a midsize/large FUA. These regions are further classified according to their level of access to FUAs of different sizes: near a midsize/large FUA if more than half of the population live within a 60-minute drive from a midsize/large FUA (of more than 250 000 inhabitants) or if the TL3 region contains more than 80% of the area of a midsize/large FUA; near a small FUA if the region does not have access to a midsize/large FUA and at least half of its population have access to a small FUA (i.e. between 50 000 and 250 000 inhabitants) within a 60-minute drive, or contains 80% of the area of a small FUA; and remote, otherwise. List of OECD regions and typologies are presented in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Maps of For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.