Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment in Australia
Australia: Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment was 6.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment in Australia, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment in Australia stood at 6.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment in Australia peaked at 9.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.92 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2020.
Australia ranks 24th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment in Australia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 2004 | 6.79 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 9.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +33.9% |
| 2007 | 9.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 8.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 7.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 7.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 8.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 7.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 7.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 7.25 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 7.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 7.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 7.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.92 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -31.3% |
| 2021 | 8.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +77.7% |
| 2022 | 8.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 8.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 6.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -13.6% |
| 2025 | 6.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 5.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 9.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 7.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 8.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.92 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 8.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 21 Portugal 6.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 22 Germany 6.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 23 Belgium 6.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 25 Luxembourg 5.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 26 Greece 5.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 27 Hungary 5.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment in Australia?
- Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment in Australia was 6.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2007.
- What is the lowest employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.92 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — dependent employment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment tenure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains the tenure composition (as a percentage of all job tenures) by job tenure intervals. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment – sex, five-year and broad age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64, total, etc.). Job tenure is measured by the length of time workers have been in their current or main job or with their current employer. This information is valuable for estimating the degree of fluidity in the labour market and in identifying the areas of economic activity where the turnover of labour is rapid or otherwise. Data are so far reported for a number of European countries and will be expanded to cover a greater number of countries. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.