Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Australia

Australia: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment was 94.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
94.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 37 countries
All-time high
95.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2004
All-time low
93.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2006
Years of data
15
1998–2017

Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Australia, 1998–2017

0204060801001998200720171998: 95.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2001: 95.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2004: 95.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2006: 93.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2007: 93.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2008: 94.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2009: 94.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2010: 94.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2011: 94.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2012: 94.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2013: 94.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2014: 94.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2015: 94.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2016: 94.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2017: 94.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.

Analysis

Australia recorded 94.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in 2017.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Australia peaked at 95.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2004 and was at its lowest, 93.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2006.

That places Australia 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Australia, 1998 to 2017.
Year Percentage of population in the same subgroup Change
1998 95.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
2001 95.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.3%
2004 95.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.5%
2006 93.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -2.5%
2007 93.68 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.4%
2008 94.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +1.0%
2009 94.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.1%
2010 94.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.3%
2011 94.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.4%
2012 94.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.2%
2013 94.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.3%
2014 94.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.2%
2015 94.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.1%
2016 94.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.1%
2017 94.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 95.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 95.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 1
2000s 94.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 93.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 95.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 6
2010s 94.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 94.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 94.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 8

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 4 Costa Rica 95.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  2. 5 Hungary 95.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  3. 5 Slovenia 90.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  4. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 94.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  5. 7 Türkiye 87.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  6. 8 Ireland 92.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  7. 9 New Zealand 92.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
  8. 10 Poland 84.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  9. 10 Russian Federation 92.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Australia?
Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Australia was 94.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2017, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 95.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2004.
What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 93.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2006.
How does Australia rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment?
Australia ranks 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment
Unit
Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
51 places, 1,548 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. 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