ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Australia

Australia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 4,452 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,452 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
19th
of 72 countries
All-time high
4,472 1000 No
in 2023
All-time low
4,000 1000 No
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Australia, 2018–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2018202120242018: 4.0k 1000 No2019: 4.1k 1000 No2020: 4.0k 1000 No2021: 4.2k 1000 No2022: 4.4k 1000 No2023: 4.5k 1000 No2024: 4.5k 1000 No

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 4,452 1000 No, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Australia ranks 19th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Australia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, total, rural areas — Value in Australia, 2018 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2018 4,000 1000 No
2019 4,076 1000 No +1.9%
2020 4,048 1000 No -0.7%
2021 4,226 1000 No +4.4%
2022 4,393 1000 No +3.9%
2023 4,472 1000 No +1.8%
2024 4,452 1000 No -0.4%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 4,452 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 832.2 1000 No, 5.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 4,452 1000 No is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,369 1000 No, 27% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4,038 1000 No 4,000 1000 No 4,076 1000 No 2
2020s 4,318 1000 No 4,048 1000 No 4,472 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 16 Angola 4,987 1000 No compare
  2. 17 Colombia 4,853 1000 No compare
  3. 18 Zambia 4,551 1000 No compare
  4. 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,165 1000 No
  5. 21 Italy 3,771 1000 No compare
  6. 22 Zimbabwe 3,307 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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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 4,452 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 4,472 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 4,000 1000 No in 2018.
How does Australia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Australia ranks 19th 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 11.3%. 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, total, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, total, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.