Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in Australia
Australia: Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and was 4.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in Australia is 4.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in Australia peaked at 7.31 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.61 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, in 2022.
That places Australia 26th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in Australia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.68 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | — |
| 2001 | 7.31 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 6.83 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 6.37 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 5.52 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 5.31 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 5.05 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.86 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.65 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 6.65 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +43.1% |
| 2010 | 5.55 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 5.23 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 5.38 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.93 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.25 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.96 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 5.9 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.52 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 5.54 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.16 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 5.39 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 3.61 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 3.62 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +11.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.1 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, 57% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +43.1% | 4.65 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 6.65 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.92 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 4.65 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 7.31 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 5.23 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 6.25 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.76 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 3.61 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 7.16 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 23 Israel 4.57 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 24 United States of America 4.32 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 25 New Zealand 4.31 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 27 Czechia 3.83 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 28 Hungary 3.08 Percentage of labour force 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 labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in Australia?
- Labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in Australia was 4.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.31 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2001.
- What is the lowest labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and?
- Australia ranks 26th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. 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 Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and participation rates by sex — Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This database presents the labour market outcomes of immigrants in terms of employment, unemployment, and participation rates, disaggregated by gender.