Payroll jobs rose 0.1 per cent in the month to 11 May 2024, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Bjorn Jarvis, ABS head of labour statistics, said: “The small monthly rise in payroll jobs to mid-May 2024 was less than the usual rebound we see after the Easter and autumn school holidays period.
“This partly reflected some school holidays occurring later in April and outside of the Easter holiday period, compared to recent years.
“The latest data also showed that payroll jobs growth continues to be slower through 2023-24, compared with 2022-23,” Mr Jarvis said.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92.7 | 96.1 | 99.8 | 105.8 | 108.3 | |
| 95.2 | 97.4 | 100.4 | 106.1 | 108.1 | |
| 96.7 | 99.5 | 102.8 | 108.6 | 110.5 | |
| 97.5 | 100.5 | 104.3 | 110.0 | 112.1 | |
| 98.1 | 101.1 | 105.1 | 110.8 | 112.5 | |
| 98.7 | 101.6 | 105.6 | 111.7 | 113.4 | |
| Mid-Feb | 99.2 | 102.3 | 106.2 | 112.3 | 114.1 |
| 99.5 | 102.6 | 106.0 | 112.8 | 115.4 | |
| 99.5 | 103.1 | 105.8 | 113.3 | 116.1 | |
| 99.9 | 103.3 | 106.2 | 113.7 | 116.4 | |
| 100.0 | 103.7 | 107.1 | 113.9 | 116.8 | |
| 99.1 | 103.8 | 107.5 | 114.1 | 117.0 | |
| 95.6 | 103.7 | 107.6 | 114.2 | 117.0 | |
| 93.1 | 102.8 | 107.4 | 114.0 | 116.3 | |
| 91.7 | 102.5 | 107.6 | 113.4 | 115.8 | |
| 91.7 | 102.7 | 107.0 | 113.1 | 115.8 | |
| 92.3 | 103.0 | 106.6 | 113.5 | 115.8 | |
| 92.8 | 103.3 | 107.2 | 113.8 | 115.9 | |
| 93.5 | 103.7 | 107.7 | 114.2 | 115.9 | |
| Mid-May | 94.2 | 104.0 | 108.0 | 114.6 | 116.0 |
| 94.5 | 104.2 | 108.2 | 114.6 | ||
| 94.9 | 103.9 | 108.5 | 114.6 | ||
| 95.7 | 103.5 | 108.4 | 114.6 | ||
| 96.2 | 103.7 | 108.8 | 114.6 | ||
| 96.3 | 103.8 | 109.3 | 114.9 | ||
| 96.3 | 103.5 | 109.8 | 114.7 | ||
| 97.5 | 103.6 | 110.2 | 114.3 | ||
| 98.6 | 104.4 | 111.2 | 115.0 | ||
| 98.7 | 104.1 | 111.2 | 114.9 | ||
| 98.9 | 102.9 | 111.3 | 115.2 | ||
| 99.1 | 103.1 | 111.7 | 115.3 | ||
| 99.2 | 102.9 | 111.8 | 115.5 | ||
| Mid-Aug | 99.1 | 102.8 | 112.1 | 115.8 | |
| 99.2 | 102.1 | 112.3 | 116.0 | ||
| 99.3 | 101.6 | 112.6 | 116.1 | ||
| 99.6 | 101.7 | 112.5 | 115.8 | ||
| 100.0 | 102.3 | 112.7 | 115.9 | ||
| 100.2 | 102.7 | 112.7 | 116.1 | ||
| 100.0 | 102.5 | 112.4 | 116.0 | ||
| 99.3 | 102.2 | 112.0 | 115.5 | ||
| 99.5 | 102.6 | 112.2 | 115.6 | ||
| 100.4 | 104.3 | 112.8 | 116.5 | ||
| 100.7 | 105.5 | 113.2 | 116.9 | ||
| 100.9 | 106.4 | 113.2 | 116.4 | ||
| 101.3 | 106.9 | 113.4 | 116.5 | ||
| Mid-Nov | 102.1 | 107.4 | 113.9 | 116.7 | |
| 102.4 | 107.9 | 114.2 | 116.9 | ||
| 102.8 | 108.2 | 114.4 | 117.0 | ||
| 103.3 | 108.7 | 114.8 | 117.0 | ||
| 103.4 | 108.5 | 114.6 | 116.9 | ||
| 102.6 | 107.7 | 113.9 | 116.1 | ||
| 98.8 | 104.0 | 110.6 | 113.2 |
Indexed to the week ending 14 March 2020.
Mid-Feb represents the week ending 15 February 2020, 13 February 2021, 12 February 2022, 11 February 2023 and 10 February 2024
Mid-May represents the week ending 16 May 2020, 15 May 2021, 14 May 2022, 13 May 2023 and 11 May 2024.
Mid-Aug represents the week ending 15 August 2020, 14 August 2021, 13 August 2022 and 12 August 2023.
Mid-Nov represents the week ending 14 November 2020, 13 November 2021, 12 November 2022 and 11 November 2023.
Annual growth to 11 May 2024 was strongest in Electricity, gas, water and waste services (8.9 per cent), Health care and social assistance (8.0 per cent), Mining (5.5 per cent), Public administration and safety (5.3 per cent) and Education and training (4.9 per cent).
| % Change between 13 May 2023 and 11 May 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 8.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 8.0 |
| Mining | 5.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 5.3 |
| Education and training | 4.9 |
| Wholesale trade | 2.6 |
| Financial and insurance services | 2.6 |
| Arts and recreation services | 2.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 |
| Retail trade | 1.7 |
| Transport, postal and warehousing | 1.5 |
| Other services | 1.4 |
| Construction | 1.3 |
| Administrative and support services | 1.3 |
| Rental, hiring and real estate services | 1.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 0.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | -0.2 |
| Information media and telecommunications | -1.3 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | -2.7 |
a. Industries ranked by percentage change in the last year
The timing of school holidays can vary between states and territories, and from year to year. These timings affect when we see seasonal changes in weekly payroll jobs, particularly in Education and training.
In 2024, school holidays in Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory were in the first half of April, and in the second half of April in other parts of the country.
Overall payroll jobs in Education and training accounted for around 85 per cent of the total rise over the month.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.0 | 86.1 | 88.1 | 91.3 | 94.6 | |
| 83.1 | 84.7 | 86.2 | 88.0 | 92.1 | |
| 83.0 | 85.6 | 85.9 | 87.7 | 92.4 | |
| 85.2 | 87.4 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 94.9 | |
| 88.6 | 89.9 | 90.1 | 93.7 | 96.2 | |
| 92.0 | 93.7 | 93.9 | 97.6 | 100.8 | |
| Mid-Feb | 94.5 | 96.0 | 96.3 | 99.7 | 104.0 |
| 96.2 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 102.0 | 106.7 | |
| 97.4 | 99.4 | 99.0 | 104.1 | 109.1 | |
| 99.2 | 101.3 | 101.3 | 105.6 | 110.8 | |
| 100.0 | 102.3 | 102.3 | 106.2 | 111.8 | |
| 100.2 | 102.9 | 103.0 | 106.6 | 112.7 | |
| 98.4 | 103.0 | 103.4 | 106.8 | 113.1 | |
| 95.4 | 102.3 | 103.6 | 107.0 | 112.5 | |
| 92.3 | 100.4 | 103.2 | 106.4 | 111.3 | |
| 90.4 | 97.8 | 100.6 | 103.5 | 109.9 | |
| 90.3 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 102.2 | 110.4 | |
| 91.4 | 101.2 | 100.3 | 104.1 | 111.9 | |
| 93.1 | 102.7 | 103.3 | 106.4 | 112.5 | |
| Mid-May | 95.2 | 103.2 | 104.7 | 108.3 | 113.7 |
| 95.6 | 103.4 | 104.7 | 108.7 | ||
| 95.8 | 103.5 | 104.7 | 109.0 | ||
| 96.3 | 103.3 | 104.8 | 109.0 | ||
| 95.9 | 102.7 | 104.6 | 108.8 | ||
| 96.3 | 103.0 | 104.9 | 108.8 | ||
| 96.8 | 102.9 | 105.0 | 109.0 | ||
| 96.4 | 101.2 | 104.5 | 107.9 | ||
| 94.5 | 98.3 | 103.1 | 105.5 | ||
| 92.9 | 97.0 | 101.6 | 103.7 | ||
| 95.0 | 98.5 | 102.3 | 104.2 | ||
| 96.6 | 99.9 | 104.4 | 106.5 | ||
| 97.2 | 100.6 | 105.5 | 108.0 | ||
| Mid-Aug | 97.6 | 100.9 | 106.1 | 108.7 | |
| 97.8 | 100.1 | 106.9 | 109.7 | ||
| 98.6 | 100.1 | 107.5 | 109.9 | ||
| 99.1 | 99.9 | 107.2 | 109.7 | ||
| 99.4 | 100.3 | 107.2 | 109.9 | ||
| 99.8 | 100.0 | 107.5 | 109.8 | ||
| 99.1 | 98.5 | 106.1 | 109.0 | ||
| 96.3 | 97.1 | 104.1 | 105.7 | ||
| 95.1 | 95.7 | 103.7 | 104.8 | ||
| 98.0 | 98.1 | 105.2 | 107.7 | ||
| 99.8 | 101.3 | 106.8 | 109.6 | ||
| 100.6 | 102.3 | 107.9 | 109.7 | ||
| 100.8 | 102.8 | 108.0 | 110.6 | ||
| Mid-Nov | 101.2 | 103.0 | 107.8 | 111.3 | |
| 101.9 | 103.5 | 107.7 | 111.4 | ||
| 102.7 | 104.9 | 109.1 | 111.6 | ||
| 101.4 | 104.3 | 108.8 | 110.8 | ||
| 99.6 | 101.6 | 107.3 | 109.4 | ||
| 96.5 | 97.7 | 105.2 | 105.5 | ||
| 90.1 | 91.5 | 97.7 | 98.5 |
Indexed to the week ending 14 March 2020.
Mid-Feb represents the week ending 15 February 2020, 13 February 2021, 12 February 2022, 11 February 2023 and 10 February 2024
Mid-May represents the week ending 16 May 2020, 15 May 2021, 14 May 2022, 13 May 2023 and 11 May 2024.
Mid-Aug represents the week ending 15 August 2020, 14 August 2021, 13 August 2022 and 12 August 2023.
Mid-Nov represents the week ending 14 November 2020, 13 November 2021, 12 November 2022 and 11 November 2023.
