Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Australia
Australia: Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 14,608 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Australia, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Australia recorded 14,608 for employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Australia peaked at 14,608 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,520, in 2014.
That places Australia 14th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11,520 | — |
| 2015 | 11,806 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 11,895 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12,275 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 12,593 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 12,887 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 12,661 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 13,101 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 13,658 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 14,124 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 14,422 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 14,608 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,163 | 11,520 | 12,887 | 6 |
| 2020s | 13,762 | 12,661 | 14,608 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 (current ilo definition - icls19) in Australia?
- Employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Australia was 14,608 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,608 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,520 in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.