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 direct survey estimates and not modelled estimates.
Employment growth
Region summary
Employment growth by SA4, February 2025
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Brisbane - East SA4
Brisbane - East SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Brisbane - North SA4
Brisbane - North SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Brisbane - South SA4
Brisbane - South SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Brisbane - West SA4
Brisbane - West SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Brisbane Inner City SA4
Brisbane Inner City SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Cairns SA4
Cairns SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Central Queensland SA4
Central Queensland SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Gold Coast SA4
Gold Coast SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Ipswich SA4
Ipswich SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Logan - Beaudesert SA4
Logan - Beaudesert SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Moreton Bay - North SA4
Moreton Bay - North SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Moreton Bay - South SA4
Moreton Bay - South SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Queensland - Outback SA4
Queensland - Outback SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Sunshine Coast SA4
Sunshine Coast SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Toowoomba SA4
Toowoomba SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Townsville SA4
Townsville SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Wide Bay SA4
Wide Bay SA4 employment growth
(12-month moving average, monthly percentage change)
Unemployment rate
Region summary
Unemployment rate by SA4, February 2025
(12-month moving average)
Brisbane - East SA4
Brisbane - East SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Brisbane - North SA4
Brisbane - North SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Brisbane - South SA4
Brisbane - South SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Brisbane - West SA4
Brisbane - West SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Brisbane Inner City SA4
Brisbane Inner City SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Cairns SA4
Cairns SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Central Queensland SA4
Central Queensland SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Gold Coast SA4
Gold Coast SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Ipswich SA4
Ipswich SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Logan - Beaudesert SA4
Logan - Beaudesert SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Moreton Bay - North SA4
Moreton Bay - North SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Moreton Bay - South SA4
Moreton Bay - South SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Queensland - Outback SA4
Queensland - Outback SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Sunshine Coast SA4
Sunshine Coast SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Toowoomba SA4
Toowoomba SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Townsville SA4
Townsville SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Wide Bay SA4
Wide Bay SA4 unemployment rate
(12-month moving average)
Participation rate
Region summary
Participation rate by SA4, February 2025
(12-month moving average)
Brisbane - East SA4
Brisbane - East SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Brisbane - North SA4
Brisbane - North SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Brisbane - South SA4
Brisbane - South SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Brisbane - West SA4
Brisbane - West SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Brisbane Inner City SA4
Brisbane Inner City SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Cairns SA4
Cairns SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Central Queensland SA4
Central Queensland SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4
Darling Downs - Maranoa SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Gold Coast SA4
Gold Coast SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Ipswich SA4
Ipswich SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Logan - Beaudesert SA4
Logan - Beaudesert SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Moreton Bay - North SA4
Moreton Bay - North SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Moreton Bay - South SA4
Moreton Bay - South SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Queensland - Outback SA4
Queensland - Outback SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Sunshine Coast SA4
Sunshine Coast SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Toowoomba SA4
Toowoomba SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Townsville SA4
Townsville SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Wide Bay SA4
Wide Bay SA4 paticipation rate
(12-month moving average)
Current Releases
Regional labour force (report)
Townsville and Cairns SA4 regions have no data for February 2025 due to the ABS collection issues following flooding in these regions. Data in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4 represents combined estimates for 3 regions: Mackay - Isaac – Whitsunday, Townsville and Cairns. As such, Townsville and Cairns SA4 briefs are not available and the comparisons for February 2025 are made across 17 SA4s instead of the usual 19 SA4s. For Townsville and Cairns SA4 data please refer to the past release.
This information brief is based on the monthly ABS publication, Labour force: Australia, detailed – electronic delivery and uses the direct survey estimates. It provides a brief summary (based on a 12–month moving average of direct survey estimates) 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.
Regional labour force notes
Due to the high standard errors associated with regional labour force direct survey estimates, the ABS and QGSO recommend using 12-month averages to reduce the volatility of the underlying original data.
All data in this brief are based on 12–month moving averages of direct survey estimates. This approach is supported by ABS advice on analysis of regional labour force estimates (see Table 16(b) of Labour Force, Australia, Detailed).
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.
The labour force statistics presented in this brief are on a sample basis and will include a sampling error. As such, these estimates will exhibit, in some cases, large volatility in monthly changes. Extreme caution should be used when making inferences from these estimates.
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)
Townsville and Cairns SA4 regions have no data for February 2025 due to the ABS collection issues following flooding in these regions. Data in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4 represents combined estimates for 3 regions: Mackay - Isaac – Whitsunday, Townsville and Cairns. As such, data for Townsville and Cairns SA4 regions are not available and the comparisons for February 2025 are made across 17 SA4s instead of the usual 19 SA4s.
This information brief is based on the monthly ABS publication, Labour force: Australia, detailed – electronic delivery and uses the direct survey estimates. The Regional youth unemployment brief provides a summary (based on a 12–month moving average of direct survey estimates) 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 unemployment rates presented in this brief are on a sample basis and will include a sampling error. As such, these estimates will exhibit, in some cases, large volatility in monthly changes. Extreme caution should be used when making inferences from these estimates.
Due to the high standard errors associated with regional labour force direct survey estimates, the ABS and QGSO recommend using 12-month averages to reduce the volatility of the underlying original data.
Employment growth, unemployment rate and participation rate by Queensland SA4, Sep 1999 to Feb 2025 (table)
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)
Townsville and Cairns SA4 regions have no data for February 2025 due to the ABS collection issues following flooding in these regions. Data in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4 represents combined estimates for 3 regions: Mackay - Isaac – Whitsunday, Townsville and Cairns. As such, Townsville and Cairns SA4 briefs are not available and the comparisons for February 2025 are made across 17 SA4s instead of the usual 19 SA4s. For Townsville and Cairns SA4 data please refer to the past release.
This information brief is based on the monthly ABS publication, Labour force: Australia, detailed – electronic delivery and uses the direct survey estimates. It provides a brief summary (based on a 12–month moving average of direct survey estimates) 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.
Regional labour force notes
Due to the high standard errors associated with regional labour force direct survey estimates, the ABS and QGSO recommend using 12-month averages to reduce the volatility of the underlying original data.
All data in this brief are based on 12–month moving averages of direct survey estimates. This approach is supported by ABS advice on analysis of regional labour force estimates (see Table 16(b) of Labour Force, Australia, Detailed).
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.
The labour force statistics presented in this brief are on a sample basis and will include a sampling error. As such, these estimates will exhibit, in some cases, large volatility in monthly changes. Extreme caution should be used when making inferences from these estimates.
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)
Townsville and Cairns SA4 regions have no data for February 2025 due to the ABS collection issues following flooding in these regions. Data in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday SA4 represents combined estimates for 3 regions: Mackay - Isaac – Whitsunday, Townsville and Cairns. As such, data for Townsville and Cairns SA4 regions are not available and the comparisons for February 2025 are made across 17 SA4s instead of the usual 19 SA4s.
This information brief is based on the monthly ABS publication, Labour force: Australia, detailed – electronic delivery and uses the direct survey estimates. The Regional youth unemployment brief provides a summary (based on a 12–month moving average of direct survey estimates) 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 unemployment rates presented in this brief are on a sample basis and will include a sampling error. As such, these estimates will exhibit, in some cases, large volatility in monthly changes. Extreme caution should be used when making inferences from these estimates.
Due to the high standard errors associated with regional labour force direct survey estimates, the ABS and QGSO recommend using 12-month averages to reduce the volatility of the underlying original data.