Labour and employment Regional
Statistical releases related to the labour force of Queensland’s labour force regions.
Interactive charts
All interactive charts are based on 12-month moving averages of modelled estimates.
The modelled regional labour force estimates enhance the direct survey estimates of regional labour market data using administrative data and statistical modelling. The ABS recommends using the modelled estimates over the direct survey estimates whenever possible in reporting on employment and unemployment rates for regional labour markets.
Employment growth
Region summary
Employment growth by SA4, July 2026
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - East SA4
Brisbane - East SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - North SA4
Brisbane - North SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - South SA4
Brisbane - South SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - West SA4
Brisbane - West SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane Inner City SA4
Brisbane Inner City SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Cairns SA4
Cairns SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Central Queensland SA4
Central Queensland SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Gold Coast SA4
Gold Coast SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Ipswich SA4
Ipswich SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Logan - Beaudesert SA4
Logan - Beaudesert SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Moreton Bay - North SA4
Moreton Bay - North SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Moreton Bay - South SA4
Moreton Bay - South SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Queensland - Outback SA4
Queensland - Outback SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Sunshine Coast SA4
Sunshine Coast SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Toowoomba SA4
Toowoomba SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Townsville SA4
Townsville SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Wide Bay SA4
Wide Bay SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Unemployment rate
Region summary
Unemployment rate by SA4, July 2026
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - East SA4
Brisbane - East SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - North SA4
Brisbane - North SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - South SA4
Brisbane - South SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - West SA4
Brisbane - West SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane Inner City SA4
Brisbane Inner City SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Cairns SA4
Cairns SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Central Queensland SA4
Central Queensland SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Gold Coast SA4
Gold Coast SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Ipswich SA4
Ipswich SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Logan - Beaudesert SA4
Logan - Beaudesert SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Moreton Bay - North SA4
Moreton Bay - North SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Moreton Bay - South SA4
Moreton Bay - South SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Queensland - Outback SA4
Queensland - Outback SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Sunshine Coast SA4
Sunshine Coast SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Toowoomba SA4
Toowoomba SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Townsville SA4
Townsville SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Wide Bay SA4
Wide Bay SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Participation rate
Region summary
Participation rate by SA4, July 2026
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - East SA4
Brisbane - East SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - North SA4
Brisbane - North SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - South SA4
Brisbane - South SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - West SA4
Brisbane - West SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane Inner City SA4
Brisbane Inner City SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Cairns SA4
Cairns SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Central Queensland SA4
Central Queensland SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Gold Coast SA4
Gold Coast SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Ipswich SA4
Ipswich SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Logan - Beaudesert SA4
Logan - Beaudesert SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Moreton Bay - North SA4
Moreton Bay - North SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Moreton Bay - South SA4
Moreton Bay - South SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Queensland - Outback SA4
Queensland - Outback SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Sunshine Coast SA4
Sunshine Coast SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Toowoomba SA4
Toowoomba SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Townsville SA4
Townsville SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Wide Bay SA4
Wide Bay SA4 participation rate
(12-month moving average)
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Youth unemployment rate
Region summary
Youth unemployment rate by SA4, July 2026
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - East SA4
Brisbane - East SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - North SA4
Brisbane - North SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - South SA4
Brisbane - South SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane - West SA4
Brisbane - West SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Brisbane Inner City SA4
Brisbane Inner City SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Cairns SA4
Cairns SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Central Queensland SA4
Central Queensland SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Gold Coast SA4
Gold Coast SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Ipswich SA4
Ipswich SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Logan - Beaudesert SA4
Logan - Beaudesert SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Moreton Bay - North SA4
Moreton Bay - North SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Moreton Bay - South SA4
Moreton Bay - South SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Queensland - Outback SA4
Queensland - Outback SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Sunshine Coast SA4
Sunshine Coast SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Toowoomba SA4
Toowoomba SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Townsville SA4
Townsville SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Wide Bay SA4
Wide Bay SA4 youth unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Note: Youth refers to persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2026 and Queensland Treasury estimates.
Current Releases
Employment growth, unemployment rate, participation rate and youth unemployment rate by Queensland SA4, Dec 2012 to Jul 2026 (table)
This table provides a time series of employment growth, unemployment rate, participation rate and youth unemployment rate for each of the 19 statistical areas level 4 (SA4s) within Queensland.
Regional labour force (report)
This information brief is based on the monthly ABS publication, Labour force, Australia (previously Labour force, Australia, detailed) and uses the modelled estimates (July 2025 onwards) and direct survey estimates (June 2025 and prior). It provides a brief summary (based on a 12–month moving averages) of employment, labour supply and the unemployment rate for each of the 19 statistical areas level 4 (SA4s) within Queensland. The zip file contains the 19 region briefs and the one–page summary brief.
The Regional labour force briefs are based on the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). See the 2016 ASGS SA4 page for further geography details.
Regional labour force notes
The modelled regional labour force estimates enhance the direct survey estimates of regional labour market data using administrative data and statistical modelling. The ABS recommends using the modelled estimates over the direct survey estimates whenever possible in reporting on employment and unemployment rates for regional labour markets.
All data in these briefs are based on 12-month moving averages due to seasonal variation and noise associated with regional labour force estimates.
Data for Queensland as a whole are provided for reference purposes only. Users should refer to monthly trend estimates from the Labour Force Survey for analysis of labour market performance at the state level.
Totals may not add due to rounding. Figures are rounded to nearest 100 persons. Calculations are based on pre-rounded figures.
Regional youth unemployment (report)
This information brief is based on the monthly ABS publication, Labour force, Australia (previously Labour force, Australia, detailed) and uses the modelled estimates (July 2025 onwards) and direct survey estimates (June 2025 and prior). The Regional youth unemployment brief provides a summary (based on a 12–month moving averages) of the unemployment rate for persons aged 15 to 24 years for each of the 19 statistical areas level 4 (SA4s) within Queensland.
The Regional youth unemployment briefs are based on the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). See the 2016 ASGS SA4 page for further geography details.
Regional youth unemployment notes
The modelled regional labour force estimates enhance the direct survey estimates of regional labour market data using administrative data and statistical modelling. The ABS recommends using the modelled estimates over the direct survey estimates whenever possible in reporting on employment and unemployment rates for regional labour markets.
All data in these briefs are based on 12-month moving averages due to seasonal variation and noise associated with regional labour force estimates.
Reporting of the Queensland youth unemployment estimate should use 12-month moving averages of direct survey estimates (as opposed to 12-month moving averages of modelled estimate).
Past Releases
The content in past releases may not have any planned updates or may contain data for historical periods that have been revised in a later release. For this reason, data should always be accessed from a later release, where available. Past releases are provided for reference purposes only.
Regional labour force (report)
This information brief is based on the monthly ABS publication, Labour force, Australia (previously Labour force, Australia, detailed) and uses the modelled estimates (July 2025 onwards) and direct survey estimates (June 2025 and prior). It provides a brief summary (based on a 12–month moving averages) of employment, labour supply and the unemployment rate for each of the 19 statistical areas level 4 (SA4s) within Queensland. The zip file contains the 19 region briefs and the one–page summary brief.
The Regional labour force briefs are based on the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). See the 2016 ASGS SA4 page for further geography details.
Regional labour force notes
The modelled regional labour force estimates enhance the direct survey estimates of regional labour market data using administrative data and statistical modelling. The ABS recommends using the modelled estimates over the direct survey estimates whenever possible in reporting on employment and unemployment rates for regional labour markets.
All data in these briefs are based on 12-month moving averages due to seasonal variation and noise associated with regional labour force estimates.
Data for Queensland as a whole are provided for reference purposes only. Users should refer to monthly trend estimates from the Labour Force Survey for analysis of labour market performance at the state level.
Totals may not add due to rounding. Figures are rounded to nearest 100 persons. Calculations are based on pre-rounded figures.
Regional youth unemployment (report)
This information brief is based on the monthly ABS publication, Labour force, Australia (previously Labour force, Australia, detailed) and uses the modelled estimates (July 2025 onwards) and direct survey estimates (June 2025 and prior). The Regional youth unemployment brief provides a summary (based on a 12–month moving averages) of the unemployment rate for persons aged 15 to 24 years for each of the 19 statistical areas level 4 (SA4s) within Queensland.
The Regional youth unemployment briefs are based on the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). See the 2016 ASGS SA4 page for further geography details.
Regional youth unemployment notes
The modelled regional labour force estimates enhance the direct survey estimates of regional labour market data using administrative data and statistical modelling. The ABS recommends using the modelled estimates over the direct survey estimates whenever possible in reporting on employment and unemployment rates for regional labour markets.
All data in these briefs are based on 12-month moving averages due to seasonal variation and noise associated with regional labour force estimates.
Reporting of the Queensland youth unemployment estimate should use 12-month moving averages of direct survey estimates (as opposed to 12-month moving averages of modelled estimate).