ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Australia
Australia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 3,650 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Australia, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Australia is 3,650 1000 No, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
That places Australia 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3,247 1000 No | — |
| 2019 | 3,285 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3,267 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,406 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 3,589 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 3,657 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 3,650 1000 No | -0.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3,650 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 653.42 1000 No, 5.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3,650 1000 No is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,617 1000 No, 42% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,266 1000 No | 3,247 1000 No | 3,285 1000 No | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,514 1000 No | 3,267 1000 No | 3,657 1000 No | 5 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Australia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Australia was 3,650 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,657 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,247 1000 No in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.