Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Oceania
Oceania: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment was 17,135 Persons in 2021. ▼ Falling
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Oceania, 1980–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2021, long usual weekly working hours — employment in Oceania stood at 17,135 Persons. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours — employment in Oceania peaked at 65,636 Persons in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,135 Persons, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Oceania, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45,670 Persons | — |
| 1981 | 46,080 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 46,430 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 47,000 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 47,120 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 47,510 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 48,086 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 48,535 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 49,197 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 64,957 Persons | +32.0% |
| 1990 | 65,636 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 59,787 Persons | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 59,698 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 59,579 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 59,483 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 60,662 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 59,784 Persons | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 58,949 Persons | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 57,078 Persons | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 57,011 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 60,661 Persons | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 60,631 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 31,159 Persons | -48.6% |
| 2003 | 30,802 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 30,802 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30,245 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 29,380 Persons | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 28,336 Persons | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 27,301 Persons | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 25,580 Persons | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 25,383 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 24,169 Persons | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 24,888 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 23,356 Persons | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 23,736 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 23,578 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 22,808 Persons | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 23,217 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 21,487 Persons | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 20,550 Persons | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 17,291 Persons | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 17,135 Persons | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Oceania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -48.6% | 60,631 Persons | 31,159 Persons |
| 1989 | +32.0% | 49,197 Persons | 64,957 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49,058 Persons | 45,670 Persons | 64,957 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,767 Persons | 57,011 Persons | 65,636 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,490 Persons | 25,580 Persons | 60,661 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,317 Persons | 20,550 Persons | 25,383 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,213 Persons | 17,135 Persons | 17,291 Persons | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More work & labour data for Oceania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36,471 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3089 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 41,160 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,961 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 36,475 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 72,946 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long usual weekly working hours — employment in Oceania?
- Long usual weekly working hours — employment in Oceania was 17,135 Persons in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 65,636 Persons in 1990.
- What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,135 Persons in 2021.
- How does Oceania rank for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Oceania ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2021.
- Is long usual weekly working hours — employment rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can 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.