Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Australia
Australia: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 13,389 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Australia, 1966–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Australia recorded 13,389 Persons for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Australia peaked at 13,389 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,077 Persons, in 1966.
That places Australia 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Australia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 4,077 Persons | — |
| 1967 | 4,205 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 4,330 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 4,461 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 4,648 Persons | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 4,760 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 4,835 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 4,997 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 5,025 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 5,001 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 5,002 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5,075 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 5,083 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5,126 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 5,270 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 5,399 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 5,403 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 5,306 Persons | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 5,475 Persons | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 5,690 Persons | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 5,906 Persons | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 6,059 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 6,283 Persons | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 6,601 Persons | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 6,724 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 6,525 Persons | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 6,486 Persons | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 6,478 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 6,724 Persons | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 6,997 Persons | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 7,118 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 7,180 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 7,352 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 7,487 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 7,698 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 7,811 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 7,950 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8,163 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 8,336 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8,636 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 8,900 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 9,215 Persons | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 9,500 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9,561 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9,753 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 9,972 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 10,172 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10,298 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 10,364 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 10,553 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 10,761 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 11,003 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 11,329 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 11,595 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 11,421 Persons | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 11,748 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 12,354 Persons | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 12,813 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 13,137 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 13,389 Persons | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,268 Persons | 4,077 Persons | 4,461 Persons | 4 |
| 1970s | 4,955 Persons | 4,648 Persons | 5,126 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,739 Persons | 5,270 Persons | 6,601 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,907 Persons | 6,478 Persons | 7,487 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,577 Persons | 7,698 Persons | 9,561 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,580 Persons | 9,753 Persons | 11,595 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,477 Persons | 11,421 Persons | 13,389 Persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Australia?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Australia was 13,389 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,389 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,077 Persons in 1966.
- How does Australia rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3