Australia · Jobs & wages

More people working?
Or more work being done?

Start with a question. Compare the same people and ages across its measures, or see every measure together.

Not seasonally adjusted (original) means regular seasonal patterns remain in the figures. It does not mean the first or unrevised edition. Seasonally adjusted figures allow for regular seasonal patterns; the label does not mean more up-to-date.

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People

Age groups

More comparison options · Original

Series basis

Chart references

Original figures include seasonal patterns. Compare the same month a year earlier when assessing change. Seasonally adjusted removes regular seasonal patterns; Trend smooths short-term movements.

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Age groups to show in charts

Custom groups may overlap. There is no selection limit.

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Who is working?

The same age colours apply across the charts. Hover or focus an age label to highlight it.

How to read these comparisons

Charts have separate units and zero-based scales. Broad and Detailed views use non-overlapping ages. Total and working-age total overlap; custom groups can overlap too. Do not add them together. Rates help compare differently sized groups; counts also reflect group size. Missing combinations remain unavailable. Hover or focus a time chart for figures, and use arrow keys to move through time. Each chart has a history table.

Compare all the figures – All people

– means this combination is unavailable in the selected basis. Broad and detailed age groups overlap; do not add the sections together. Each published age group appears once; shared groups are listed under Broad age groups.

Definitions and source

The table follows All / Men / Women and the selected basis, and includes every published age and all eight measures. Total and working-age total remain bold and first. Unavailable combinations are not estimated. Source: published ABS Labour Force, September 2026 edition, through OD Engine. Full-time share and hours per person use existing matched-source calculations. Measure definitions appear under the charts.