Labour and employment State
Statistical releases relating to labour and employment in Queensland. These include average weekly earnings, employment growth, unemployment and employment by industry and occupation.
Key statistics
- Trend employment in Queensland rose in May 2025, up 0.4% (or 10,900 persons).
Interactive charts
Employment
Persons - employed
Employment - persons
(Queensland trend)
Persons - monthly change
Employment growth - persons
(Queensland trend, monthly percentage change)
Persons - annual change
Employment growth - persons
(Queensland trend, annual percentage change)
Males - employed
Employment - males
(Queensland trend)
Males - monthly change
Employment growth - males
(Queensland trend, monthly percentage change)
Males - annual change
Employment growth - males
(Queensland trend, annual percentage change)
Females - employed
Employment - females
(Queensland trend)
Females - monthly change
Employment growth - females
(Queensland trend, monthly percentage change)
Females - annual change
Employment growth - females
(Queensland trend, annual percentage change)
Unemployment
Persons - unemployed
Unemployment - persons
(Queensland trend)
Persons - monthly change
Change in unemployment - persons
(Queensland trend, monthly change)
Persons - annual change
Change in unemployment - persons
(Queensland trend, annual change)
Males - unemployed
Unemployment - males
(Queensland trend)
Males - monthly change
Change in unemployment - males
(Queensland trend, monthly change)
Males - annual change
Change in unemployment - males
(Queensland trend, annual change)
Females - unemployed
Unemployment - females
(Queensland trend)
Females - monthly change
Change in unemployment - females
(Queensland trend, monthly change)
Females - annual change
Change in unemployment - females
(Queensland trend, annual change)
Unemployment rate
Persons
Unemployment rate - persons
(Queensland trend)
Males
Unemployment rate - males
(Queensland trend)
Females
Unemployment rate - females
(Queensland trend)
Note: Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates between April 2020 and March 2022.
Featured releases
Current Releases
Labour force (report)
The labour force brief summarises and compares for Queensland and Australia the monthly trends in employment, labour supply, the participation rate and the unemployment rate, released in the monthly Australian Bureau of Statistics publication, Labour force: Australia. The brief also includes an interstate comparison of employment growth, labour force growth and unemployment rates in Queensland and Australia. Both the brief and the ABS publication are generally released on the third Thursday of every month.
Employment, unemployment and unemployment rate, Queensland, Feb 1978 to May 2025 (table)
Payroll jobs (data visualisation)
Employment by industry (report)
This information brief is based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publication Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly. It summarises and compares for Queensland and Australia the quarterly employment changes by industry and proportion of employed persons by industry.
Employment by occupation (report)
This information brief is based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publication Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly. It summarises and compares for Queensland and Australia the quarterly employment changes by occupation and proportion of employed persons by occupation.
Employment status by sex and employment growth, Queensland and Australia, 1978–79 to 2023–24 (table)
This table provides a time series of employment status by sex, employment growth and unemployment for Queensland and Australia.
Employed persons by industry, Queensland, 1985–86 to 2023–24 (table)
This table provides a time series of employment by industry (ANZSIC) division for Queensland.
Employed persons by occupation, Queensland, 1991–92 to 2023-24 (table)
This table provides a time series of employment by occupation (ANZSCO) division for Queensland.
Occupation and industry in Queensland, Census 2016 Snapshot (report)
This statistical snapshot presents information on the occupations of Queenslanders, and the industries they work in, using data from 2016 and earlier censuses. The proportion of Queenslanders by industry employed are presented by work status, sex and annual full-time median income. Key occupations are identified for men and women and young and older workers. Changes over time to the proportion of the Queensland population in key occupations are also highlighted.
Employment characteristics of Queenslanders, Census 2016 Snapshot (report)
This statistical snapshot presents information on the employment characteristics of Queensland’s working age population using second release census data from 2016 and earlier censuses. The hours worked, median age, and industry and occupations of employed persons are featured, in addition to differences in labour force participation between men and women.
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.
Labour force (report)
The labour force brief summarises and compares for Queensland and Australia the monthly trends in employment, labour supply, the participation rate and the unemployment rate, released in the monthly Australian Bureau of Statistics publication, Labour force: Australia. The brief also includes an interstate comparison of employment growth, labour force growth and unemployment rates in Queensland and Australia. Both the brief and the ABS publication are generally released on the third Thursday of every month.
Employment by industry (report)
This information brief is based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publication Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly. It summarises and compares for Queensland and Australia the quarterly employment changes by industry and proportion of employed persons by industry.
Employment by occupation (report)
This information brief is based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publication Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly. It summarises and compares for Queensland and Australia the quarterly employment changes by occupation and proportion of employed persons by occupation.