The ABS will continue to monitor changes in hours worked and provide additional analysis when relevant.
Insights into hours worked, October 2022
Released
17/11/2022
Key findings
Hours worked increased by 43.2 million hours (2.3%) in seasonally adjusted terms between September and October 2022, and employment increased by 32,200 people (0.2%). The stronger growth in hours partly reflected fewer employed people than usual taking leave during October.
The October reference period coincided with school holidays and public holidays, worker absences associated with COVID-19 and other illnesses, and further flooding events in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. The last time the reference period aligned with the dates in October 2022 was October 2016.
Chart 1 shows the proportion of employed people working fewer hours than usual for the four selected reasons in October. The number of people working fewer hours because they were sick was around 30% higher than we usually see in October, whereas less people than usual took annual leave over the same period.
| Annual leave, holidays, flextime, or long service leave (%) | Own illness or injury or sick leave (%) | Personal reasons, study, caring for sick or injured family (%) | Bad weather or plant breakdown (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct-16 | 15.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| Oct-17 | 18.0 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| Oct-18 | 19.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| Oct-19 | 19.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| Oct-20 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| Oct-21 | 15.2 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Oct-22 | 14.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
Chart 1: Proportion of employed people who worked fewer than usual hours for selected reasons in October, Original
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People working fewer hours than usual due to their own illness or injury or sick leave
Chart 2 shows the number of people working fewer hours due to illness decreased by 101,300 people to 467,100 people, between September and October 2022, down from the peak in the first half of 2022. October was the first month in 2022 where it was less than half a million people.
| Worked fewer hours than usual ('000) | |
|---|---|
| Oct-16 | 345.0 |
| Nov-16 | 372.2 |
| Dec-16 | 380.1 |
| Jan-17 | 211.3 |
| Feb-17 | 350.3 |
| Mar-17 | 386.8 |
| Apr-17 | 309.9 |
| May-17 | 394.4 |
| Jun-17 | 412.8 |
| Jul-17 | 436.5 |
| Aug-17 | 571.4 |
| Sep-17 | 537.1 |
| Oct-17 | 383.2 |
| Nov-17 | 394.8 |
| Dec-17 | 393.5 |
| Jan-18 | 207.0 |
| Feb-18 | 405.1 |
| Mar-18 | 419.9 |
| Apr-18 | 315.2 |
| May-18 | 424.8 |
| Jun-18 | 429.8 |
| Jul-18 | 436.1 |
| Aug-18 | 512.6 |
| Sep-18 | 487.7 |
| Oct-18 | 346.1 |
| Nov-18 | 401.6 |
| Dec-18 | 399.0 |
| Jan-19 | 302.8 |
| Feb-19 | 406.5 |
| Mar-19 | 400.1 |
| Apr-19 | 436.8 |
| May-19 | 450.0 |
| Jun-19 | 499.5 |
| Jul-19 | 512.2 |
| Aug-19 | 538.5 |
| Sep-19 | 509.6 |
| Oct-19 | 377.8 |
| Nov-19 | 433.2 |
| Dec-19 | 434.7 |
| Jan-20 | 327.1 |
| Feb-20 | 430.9 |
| Mar-20 | 492.4 |
| Apr-20 | 308.7 |
| May-20 | 283.1 |
| Jun-20 | 338.8 |
| Jul-20 | 407.6 |
| Aug-20 | 440.0 |
| Sep-20 | 401.7 |
| Oct-20 | 360.9 |
| Nov-20 | 405.3 |
| Dec-20 | 423.1 |
| Jan-21 | 267.3 |
| Feb-21 | 389.1 |
| Mar-21 | 438.8 |
| Apr-21 | 388.3 |
| May-21 | 485.4 |
| Jun-21 | 525.2 |
| Jul-21 | 439.3 |
| Aug-21 | 450.4 |
| Sep-21 | 453.9 |
| Oct-21 | 376.2 |
| Nov-21 | 431.4 |
| Dec-21 | 442.1 |
| Jan-22 | 751.8 |
| Feb-22 | 593.2 |
| Mar-22 | 581.2 |
| Apr-22 | 746.3 |
| May-22 | 781.4 |
| Jun-22 | 776.8 |
| Jul-22 | 750.0 |
| Aug-22 | 761.0 |
| Sep-22 | 568.4 |
| Oct-22 | 467.1 |
Chart 2: Employed people working fewer hours than usual due to own illness or injury or sick leave, Original
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Chart 3 shows the proportion of employed people working fewer hours due to illness in each state and territory.
| Oct-16 (%) | Oct-17 (%) | Oct-18 (%) | Oct-19 (%) | Oct-20 (%) | Oct-21 (%) | Oct-22 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Victoria | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
| Queensland | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| South Australia | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| Tasmania | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| Northern Territory | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
Chart 3: Proportion employed people who worked fewer hours than usual due to own illness or injury or sick leave, by state and territory, Original
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People working fewer hours than usual due to annual leave, flextime or long service leave
Chart 4 shows the number of people working fewer hours due to annual leave, flextime or long service leave increased by 810,700 people to 1,966,700 people, between September and October 2022, consistent with school holidays and public holidays over this time.
| Worked fewer hours than usual ('000) | |
|---|---|
| Oct-16 | 1,903.8 |
| Nov-16 | 1,172.8 |
| Dec-16 | 777.4 |
| Jan-17 | 4,853.0 |
| Feb-17 | 841.9 |
| Mar-17 | 847.0 |
| Apr-17 | 3,337.4 |
| May-17 | 1,009.5 |
| Jun-17 | 1,878.1 |
| Jul-17 | 1,600.6 |
| Aug-17 | 778.9 |
| Sep-17 | 774.3 |
| Oct-17 | 2,221.3 |
| Nov-17 | 1,184.6 |
| Dec-17 | 801.5 |
| Jan-18 | 5,491.1 |
| Feb-18 | 764.9 |
| Mar-18 | 1,475.3 |
| Apr-18 | 3,419.4 |
| May-18 | 1,020.3 |
| Jun-18 | 1,972.8 |
| Jul-18 | 1,469.9 |
| Aug-18 | 772.9 |
| Sep-18 | 826.6 |
| Oct-18 | 2,406.5 |
| Nov-18 | 1,221.3 |
| Dec-18 | 819.5 |
| Jan-19 | 2,572.0 |
| Feb-19 | 758.2 |
| Mar-19 | 1,413.3 |
| Apr-19 | 1,197.9 |
| May-19 | 1,059.4 |
| Jun-19 | 1,914.1 |
| Jul-19 | 1,462.3 |
| Aug-19 | 900.1 |
| Sep-19 | 827.1 |
| Oct-19 | 2,505.1 |
| Nov-19 | 1,195.0 |
| Dec-19 | 769.2 |
| Jan-20 | 2,847.4 |
| Feb-20 | 782.6 |
| Mar-20 | 1,328.2 |
| Apr-20 | 1,790.2 |
| May-20 | 599.7 |
| Jun-20 | 1,370.3 |
| Jul-20 | 1,136.1 |
| Aug-20 | 638.3 |
| Sep-20 | 579.0 |
| Oct-20 | 1,822.8 |
| Nov-20 | 1,055.0 |
| Dec-20 | 707.6 |
| Jan-21 | 3,725.3 |
| Feb-21 | 679.9 |
| Mar-21 | 1,170.9 |
| Apr-21 | 3,455.4 |
| May-21 | 978.0 |
| Jun-21 | 909.6 |
| Jul-21 | 1,329.3 |
| Aug-21 | 509.9 |
| Sep-21 | 524.9 |
| Oct-21 | 1,949.2 |
| Nov-21 | 1,253.9 |
| Dec-21 | 687.8 |
| Jan-22 | 5,192.3 |
| Feb-22 | 786.1 |
| Mar-22 | 835.8 |
| Apr-22 | 2,655.1 |
| May-22 | 978.4 |
| Jun-22 | 1,038.8 |
| Jul-22 | 1,569.8 |
| Aug-22 | 839.2 |
| Sep-22 | 1,156.0 |
| Oct-22 | 1,966.7 |
Chart 4: Employed people who worked fewer hours than usual due to annual leave, flextime or long service leave, Original
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Chart 5 shows people who worked fewer hours due to annual leave increased in all states and territories in October 2022, apart from Victoria, where it decreased.
| New South Wales ('000) | Victoria ('000) | Queensland ('000) | South Australia ('000) | Western Australia ('000) | Tasmania ('000) | Northern Territory ('000) | Australian Capital Territory ('000) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct-16 | 859.1 | 202.1 | 380.9 | 200.2 | 146.9 | 33.9 | 14.6 | 66.0 |
| Nov-16 | 226.1 | 629.4 | 127.7 | 54.6 | 82.4 | 24.4 | 8.6 | 19.6 |
| Dec-16 | 240.5 | 205.1 | 168.4 | 45.3 | 75.7 | 14.9 | 9.5 | 17.9 |
| Jan-17 | 1,573.4 | 1,307.3 | 897.5 | 309.2 | 501.5 | 92.4 | 60.0 | 111.8 |
| Feb-17 | 282.9 | 234.7 | 117.3 | 60.3 | 85.4 | 27.7 | 11.3 | 22.1 |
| Mar-17 | 226.0 | 239.5 | 101.7 | 61.8 | 172.1 | 20.7 | 8.7 | 16.6 |
| Apr-17 | 1,063.3 | 947.6 | 679.3 | 169.7 | 317.2 | 59.8 | 38.9 | 61.6 |
| May-17 | 217.9 | 150.6 | 438.7 | 55.0 | 87.8 | 14.4 | 32.2 | 12.9 |
| Jun-17 | 670.4 | 548.7 | 136.9 | 144.2 | 263.0 | 42.0 | 21.7 | 51.3 |
| Jul-17 | 542.2 | 417.6 | 264.0 | 86.1 | 203.1 | 23.4 | 23.8 | 40.4 |
| Aug-17 | 240.0 | 193.8 | 151.8 | 47.9 | 90.2 | 15.3 | 21.9 | 17.9 |
| Sep-17 | 238.7 | 174.3 | 171.6 | 59.0 | 91.7 | 14.2 | 9.7 | 15.0 |
| Oct-17 | 902.7 | 385.5 | 426.9 | 215.5 | 169.9 | 40.2 | 13.3 | 67.3 |
| Nov-17 | 254.5 | 605.4 | 131.1 | 55.0 | 82.8 | 27.9 | 9.2 | 18.6 |
| Dec-17 | 252.9 | 183.8 | 181.1 | 52.5 | 83.0 | 17.5 | 9.0 | 21.8 |
| Jan-18 | 1,800.8 | 1,476.7 | 991.2 | 364.6 | 581.6 | 104.8 | 51.1 | 120.3 |
| Feb-18 | 241.3 | 187.1 | 144.0 | 52.9 | 83.0 | 29.0 | 7.6 | 20.0 |
| Mar-18 | 229.6 | 643.0 | 112.1 | 147.7 | 247.2 | 45.0 | 8.8 | 42.0 |
| Apr-18 | 959.4 | 1,018.0 | 693.2 | 236.7 | 343.4 | 70.8 | 35.6 | 62.3 |
| May-18 | 221.2 | 188.5 | 416.5 | 50.3 | 89.2 | 14.9 | 24.2 | 15.4 |
| Jun-18 | 736.0 | 592.3 | 141.7 | 147.5 | 249.4 | 38.7 | 23.7 | 43.5 |
| Jul-18 | 396.3 | 429.9 | 323.4 | 78.9 | 167.1 | 25.0 | 21.2 | 28.0 |
| Aug-18 | 243.9 | 177.6 | 167.3 | 54.3 | 82.5 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 16.3 |
| Sep-18 | 275.4 | 210.4 | 146.8 | 63.5 | 87.0 | 17.7 | 8.1 | 17.7 |
| Oct-18 | 1,013.6 | 388.1 | 542.8 | 198.5 | 138.7 | 43.9 | 16.8 | 64.0 |
| Nov-18 | 277.0 | 611.0 | 158.5 | 49.9 | 72.4 | 25.3 | 9.5 | 17.7 |
| Dec-18 | 282.4 | 197.0 | 164.5 | 56.4 | 74.5 | 15.7 | 7.8 | 21.3 |
| Jan-19 | 862.9 | 728.4 | 429.2 | 169.7 | 256.5 | 43.4 | 23.4 | 58.5 |
| Feb-19 | 256.7 | 182.9 | 132.2 | 45.1 | 83.5 | 31.2 | 6.6 | 19.9 |
| Mar-19 | 212.0 | 619.4 | 129.8 | 145.2 | 214.2 | 43.8 | 6.4 | 42.6 |
| Apr-19 | 292.3 | 377.7 | 297.4 | 67.2 | 111.2 | 20.0 | 9.5 | 22.6 |
| May-19 | 243.0 | 182.4 | 455.5 | 53.2 | 72.4 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 17.2 |
| Jun-19 | 717.1 | 580.5 | 151.6 | 130.1 | 240.6 | 33.4 | 16.4 | 44.4 |
| Jul-19 | 373.1 | 461.5 | 352.8 | 79.5 | 124.8 | 24.0 | 18.6 | 28.1 |
| Aug-19 | 261.6 | 198.2 | 254.1 | 54.4 | 79.8 | 14.2 | 21.1 | 16.8 |
| Sep-19 | 267.1 | 219.7 | 147.8 | 59.7 | 86.8 | 17.5 | 8.4 | 20.2 |
| Oct-19 | 957.1 | 419.0 | 529.0 | 191.2 | 296.6 | 38.6 | 16.1 | 57.5 |
| Nov-19 | 260.9 | 556.2 | 182.0 | 51.5 | 91.5 | 25.3 | 8.0 | 19.6 |
| Dec-19 | 260.0 | 176.8 | 150.3 | 53.4 | 84.3 | 17.3 | 9.7 | 17.5 |
| Jan-20 | 911.7 | 828.2 | 508.6 | 185.2 | 275.7 | 52.5 | 26.9 | 58.6 |
| Feb-20 | 250.3 | 194.7 | 136.8 | 53.2 | 88.2 | 29.8 | 8.6 | 21.0 |
| Mar-20 | 211.9 | 560.4 | 136.8 | 130.5 | 204.1 | 36.1 | 7.9 | 40.5 |
| Apr-20 | 514.3 | 592.2 | 341.9 | 102.9 | 161.8 | 28.3 | 14.6 | 34.1 |
| May-20 | 120.1 | 108.4 | 262.0 | 28.5 | 43.5 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 9.0 |
| Jun-20 | 449.2 | 414.9 | 85.9 | 110.9 | 192.5 | 23.1 | 18.0 | 75.8 |
| Jul-20 | 264.3 | 324.1 | 319.6 | 63.9 | 109.5 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 20.1 |
| Aug-20 | 185.4 | 86.7 | 230.1 | 38.5 | 62.2 | 7.4 | 15.9 | 12.1 |
| Sep-20 | 165.2 | 115.1 | 145.5 | 43.0 | 75.1 | 14.9 | 7.0 | 13.3 |
| Oct-20 | 829.3 | 141.3 | 404.3 | 186.1 | 160.1 | 32.6 | 9.8 | 59.3 |
| Nov-20 | 210.0 | 549.7 | 133.1 | 51.8 | 66.0 | 20.8 | 7.3 | 16.4 |
| Dec-20 | 194.8 | 178.0 | 186.6 | 40.4 | 75.0 | 13.1 | 3.9 | 15.8 |
| Jan-21 | 1,256.9 | 1,079.8 | 651.0 | 240.4 | 316.1 | 73.5 | 31.2 | 76.5 |
| Feb-21 | 214.2 | 189.6 | 117.2 | 44.3 | 64.3 | 24.9 | 8.7 | 16.8 |
| Mar-21 | 206.0 | 430.4 | 119.8 | 114.2 | 222.4 | 30.7 | 5.6 | 41.9 |
| Apr-21 | 1,088.4 | 988.0 | 643.1 | 208.1 | 349.3 | 68.8 | 32.6 | 77.1 |
| May-21 | 205.7 | 166.7 | 423.7 | 49.0 | 81.2 | 15.8 | 22.1 | 13.8 |
| Jun-21 | 270.6 | 189.7 | 118.9 | 71.5 | 184.4 | 15.5 | 9.7 | 49.2 |
| Jul-21 | 357.7 | 305.8 | 273.9 | 111.4 | 201.5 | 32.5 | 19.9 | 26.6 |
| Aug-21 | 134.4 | 110.7 | 114.6 | 38.4 | 71.1 | 11.4 | 17.6 | 11.7 |
| Sep-21 | 115.1 | 95.8 | 155.1 | 48.8 | 84.2 | 15.1 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
| Oct-21 | 537.5 | 265.2 | 545.3 | 188.8 | 319.8 | 40.3 | 16.4 | 35.9 |
| Nov-21 | 226.1 | 689.6 | 139.9 | 52.2 | 101.4 | 20.4 | 8.2 | 16.1 |
| Dec-21 | 206.5 | 166.1 | 158.4 | 45.9 | 75.5 | 13.9 | 5.9 | 15.7 |
| Jan-22 | 1,669.2 | 1,476.5 | 971.8 | 317.7 | 521.0 | 91.6 | 44.8 | 99.7 |
| Feb-22 | 253.8 | 213.0 | 137.4 | 51.6 | 86.7 | 21.5 | 6.5 | 15.6 |
| Mar-22 | 209.8 | 238.6 | 110.2 | 47.6 | 183.5 | 20.4 | 4.8 | 21.0 |
| Apr-22 | 856.3 | 743.4 | 570.1 | 144.4 | 226.3 | 37.7 | 23.0 | 53.8 |
| May-22 | 214.3 | 191.3 | 395.6 | 45.6 | 78.4 | 14.9 | 25.6 | 12.6 |
| Jun-22 | 270.9 | 285.7 | 127.7 | 60.4 | 210.6 | 20.3 | 14.5 | 48.7 |
| Jul-22 | 514.8 | 361.1 | 321.2 | 81.1 | 203.5 | 27.5 | 21.2 | 39.4 |
| Aug-22 | 239.8 | 176.4 | 228.5 | 48.0 | 92.8 | 14.1 | 19.0 | 20.5 |
| Sep-22 | 310.2 | 345.3 | 251.7 | 69.6 | 118.0 | 20.1 | 12.7 | 28.4 |
| Oct-22 | 849.5 | 197.8 | 428.8 | 200.5 | 169.0 | 47.1 | 15.3 | 58.7 |
Chart 5: Employed people who worked fewer hours than usual due to annual leave, flextime or long service leave, by state and territory, Original
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People working fewer hours than usual due to bad weather or plant breakdown
Chart 6 shows people working fewer hours due to bad weather or plant breakdown increased in October 2022, in line with flooding events across New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania during the reference period. Previous increases from the multiple flooding events in 2022 are also evident.
| Worked fewer hours than usual ('000) | |
|---|---|
| Oct-16 | 38.0 |
| Nov-16 | 17.2 |
| Dec-16 | 21.3 |
| Jan-17 | 19.9 |
| Feb-17 | 51.4 |
| Mar-17 | 45.6 |
| Apr-17 | 44.8 |
| May-17 | 17.7 |
| Jun-17 | 46.5 |
| Jul-17 | 34.7 |
| Aug-17 | 46.2 |
| Sep-17 | 27.1 |
| Oct-17 | 30.5 |
| Nov-17 | 23.2 |
| Dec-17 | 56.8 |
| Jan-18 | 19.2 |
| Feb-18 | 23.7 |
| Mar-18 | 53.8 |
| Apr-18 | 13.0 |
| May-18 | 29.1 |
| Jun-18 | 59.2 |
| Jul-18 | 47.0 |
| Aug-18 | 39.3 |
| Sep-18 | 32.6 |
| Oct-18 | 63.8 |
| Nov-18 | 23.1 |
| Dec-18 | 52.0 |
| Jan-19 | 35.0 |
| Feb-19 | 33.1 |
| Mar-19 | 32.8 |
| Apr-19 | 29.8 |
| May-19 | 42.1 |
| Jun-19 | 68.6 |
| Jul-19 | 64.3 |
| Aug-19 | 53.7 |
| Sep-19 | 36.7 |
| Oct-19 | 21.1 |
| Nov-19 | 38.0 |
| Dec-19 | 33.4 |
| Jan-20 | 41.5 |
| Feb-20 | 134.0 |
| Mar-20 | 89.6 |
| Apr-20 | 49.7 |
| May-20 | 36.4 |
| Jun-20 | 37.4 |
| Jul-20 | 41.9 |
| Aug-20 | 66.3 |
| Sep-20 | 25.7 |
| Oct-20 | 36.1 |
| Nov-20 | 38.5 |
| Dec-20 | 29.7 |
| Jan-21 | 48.1 |
| Feb-21 | 41.9 |
| Mar-21 | 46.5 |
| Apr-21 | 50.7 |
| May-21 | 49.1 |
| Jun-21 | 64.1 |
| Jul-21 | 73.6 |
| Aug-21 | 29.1 |
| Sep-21 | 29.2 |
| Oct-21 | 45.0 |
| Nov-21 | 70.7 |
| Dec-21 | 73.6 |
| Jan-22 | 32.5 |
| Feb-22 | 49.3 |
| Mar-22 | 506.5 |
| Apr-22 | 69.7 |
| May-22 | 93.8 |
| Jun-22 | 76.1 |
| Jul-22 | 118.6 |
| Aug-22 | 61.8 |
| Sep-22 | 66.5 |
| Oct-22 | 100.3 |
Chart 6: Employed people who worked fewer hours than usual due to bad weather or plant breakdown, Original
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