Employment Prospects in Australia

An Australian government website provides details of job prospects, average hours and average wages for a range of many occupations.

An example of this information, current at Dec 2009, is:

Accountants:

Job prospects – Good
Weekly earnings – $1196
Employment growth for Accountants to 2012-13 is expected to be strong.

More detailed information then shows such things as:

  • 84.5% work full time
  • 40.5 hours per week average for Full Time Accountants.

Domestic Cleaners


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Job prospects – Average
Weekly earnings – $635
Employment for Domestic Cleaners to 2012-13 is expected to decline

Electricians

Job prospects – Good
Weekly earnings – $1000
Employment growth for Electricians to 2012-13 is expected to be moderate

Hairdressers

Job prospects – Good
Weekly earnings – $560
Employment growth for Hairdressers to 2012-13 is expected to be moderate

An occupation list can be found at:

Full Time Employed numbers in Australia in November 2009 compared to three months previous.
(these numbers are taken from the ABS Original series numbers without any adjustments)


Australia

Nov-2009 7,637,035
Aug-2009 7,487,365
Change 149,671 over 3 months
Population Increase 99,290 over 3 months

Full Time Employed numbers in each Australian State in November 2009 compared to three months previous.

Australian Capital Territory

Nov-2009 146,892
Aug-2009 143,491
Change 3,402 over 3 months
Population Increase 1,065 over 3 months

New South Wales

Nov-2009 2,403,333
Aug-2009 2,375,521
Change 27,812 over 3 months
Population Increase 27,001 over 3 months

Northern Territory

Nov-2009 98,260
Aug-2009 93,657
Change 4,603 over 3 months
Population Increase 1,084 over 3 months

Queensland

Nov-2009 1,591,139
Aug-2009 1,574,642
Change 16,498 over 3 months
Population Increase 22,583 over 3 months

South Australia

Nov-2009 527,437
Aug-2009 514,484
Change 12,953 over 3 months
Population Increase 4,300 over 3 months

Tasmania

Nov-2009 158,177
Aug-2009 153,592
Change 4,585 over 3 months
Population Increase 1,251 over 3 months

Victoria

Nov-2009 1,889,336
Aug-2009 1,828,613
Change 60,723 over 3 months
Population Increase 27,276 over 3 months

Western Australia

Nov-2009 822,460
Aug-2009 803,364
Change 19,096 over 3 months
Population Increase 14,730 over 3 months

Net Job Changes for the three months ended November 2009

A Table showing the net increases (decreases) in full time positions after allowing for population changes is:

  • 33,447 Victoria
  • 8,653 South Australia
  • 4,366 Western Australia
  • 3,519 Northern Territory
  • 3,334 Tasmania
  • 2,337 Australian Capital Territory
  • 811 New South Wales
  • (6,085) Queensland

The above is calculated, purely to rank the States, using the the following example calculations:

Victoria:

Increase in full time positions 60,723 over 3 months
Population Increase 27,276 over 3 months

Therefore the Net increase = 60,273 – 27276 = 33,447

Source:

  • ABS 6202.0 – Labour Force, Australia (Table 12)
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