Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Australia
Australia: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 5.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2017. ▲ Rising
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Australia, 1998–2017
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
Australia recorded 5.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in 2017.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Australia peaked at 6.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2004.
That places Australia 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Australia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 2001 | 4.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 4.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 6.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +55.4% |
| 2007 | 6.32 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 5.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 5.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 5.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 5.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 5.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 5.44 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 5.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 5.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 28 Russian Federation 7.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 29 New Zealand 7.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- 30 Ireland 7.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 33 Hungary 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 34 Costa Rica 4.28 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 permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Australia?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Australia was 5.27 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 — temporary employment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2006.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- Australia ranks 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2017.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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