The ABS will continue to monitor changes in hours worked and provide additional analysis when relevant.
Insights into hours worked, September 2022
Released
20/10/2022
Key findings
Hours worked decreased by 0.6 million hours (less than 0.1%) in seasonally adjusted terms between August and September 2022, and employment increased by 900 people (less than 0.1%). Throughout the pandemic, the hours worked series shows larger short-term changes compared to the employed series, given that employees may have been away from paid work for a short period without losing their job.
Some of the slowing in hours worked reflected a higher than usual number of people taking annual leave in September. The number of people working fewer hours because they were sick was also higher than we usually see in September, but only around 14 per cent higher. It was no longer around two to three times higher, like it was earlier in 2022.
Chart 1 shows that despite the volatility in recent years, both the hours worked series and employment series were steady during September. Since the beginning of the pandemic, hours increased by 4.9% and employment increased by 4.6%.
| Hours (March 2020 Index) | Employed (March 2020 Index) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-20 | 100.5 | 99.9 |
| Feb-20 | 100.3 | 100.0 |
| Mar-20 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Apr-20 | 89.8 | 95.4 |
| May-20 | 90.8 | 93.3 |
| Jun-20 | 94.4 | 95.1 |
| Jul-20 | 95.5 | 95.9 |
| Aug-20 | 95.6 | 97.2 |
| Sep-20 | 95.7 | 97.0 |
| Oct-20 | 97.9 | 98.2 |
| Nov-20 | 99.3 | 98.9 |
| Dec-20 | 99.1 | 99.1 |
| Jan-21 | 94.6 | 99.2 |
| Feb-21 | 100.0 | 99.8 |
| Mar-21 | 102.2 | 100.4 |
| Apr-21 | 100.9 | 100.2 |
| May-21 | 102.5 | 101.0 |
| Jun-21 | 101.0 | 101.2 |
| Jul-21 | 101.1 | 101.2 |
| Aug-21 | 96.7 | 100.2 |
| Sep-21 | 97.9 | 99.3 |
| Oct-21 | 98.1 | 98.9 |
| Nov-21 | 102.2 | 101.9 |
| Dec-21 | 103.3 | 102.4 |
| Jan-22 | 94.8 | 102.6 |
| Feb-22 | 103.3 | 103.4 |
| Mar-22 | 102.9 | 103.7 |
| Apr-22 | 104.2 | 103.8 |
| May-22 | 104.7 | 104.1 |
| Jun-22 | 104.9 | 104.6 |
| Jul-22 | 104.5 | 104.3 |
| Aug-22 | 104.9 | 104.6 |
| Sep-22 | 104.9 | 104.6 |
Chart 1: Hours worked and employment index, Seasonally adjusted (March 2020 = 100.0)
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Chart 2 shows the proportion of employed people who worked fewer hours than usual for the four selected reasons in September. Around 8.5% of employed people took annual leave, flextime or long service leave during September 2022, higher than previous Septembers, including prior to the pandemic.
| 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 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep-17 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| Sep-18 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
| Sep-19 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Sep-20 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| Sep-21 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
| Sep-22 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
Chart 2: Proportion of employed people who worked fewer than usual hours for selected reasons in September, Original
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People working fewer hours than usual due to their own illness or injury or sick leave
Chart 3 shows the number of people working fewer hours due to illness decreased by 192,600 people to 568,400 people, between August and September 2022, down from the peak in the first half of 2022.
| Worked fewer hours than usual ('000) | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Chart 3: Employed people working fewer hours than usual due to own illness or injury or sick leave, Original
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Chart 4 shows the proportion of employed people working fewer hours due to illness in each state and territory.
| Sep-17 (%) | Sep-18 (%) | Sep-19 (%) | Sep-20 (%) | Sep-21 (%) | Sep-22 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Victoria | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| Queensland | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| South Australia | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Western Australia | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| Tasmania | 5.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
| Northern Territory | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Chart 4: 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 5 shows the number of people working fewer hours due to annual leave, flextime or long service leave increased by 316,800 people to 1,156,000 people, between August and September 2022.
| Worked fewer hours than usual ('000) | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oct-20 | 1,822.8 |
| Nov-20 | 1,055 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Chart 5: Employed people who worked fewer hours than usual due to annual leave, flextime or long service leave, Original
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Chart 6 shows people who worked fewer hours due to annual leave increased in all states and territories in September 2022, apart from the Northern Territory, 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Chart 6: 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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Chart 7 shows the proportion of employed people who worked fewer hours due to annual leave, flextime or long service leave was elevated in all states and territories in September 2022, compared to previous Septembers.
| Sep-17 (%) | Sep-18 (%) | Sep-19 (%) | Sep-20 (%) | Sep-21 (%) | Sep-22 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 7.2 |
| Victoria | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 9.9 |
| Queensland | 7.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 9.1 |
| South Australia | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 7.9 |
| Western Australia | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 8.1 |
| Tasmania | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 7.6 |
| Northern Territory | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 9.4 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 12.1 |
Chart 7: Proportion of employed people who worked fewer than usual hours due to annual leave, flextime or long service leave, by state and territory, Original
["","Sep-17","Sep-18","Sep-19","Sep-20","Sep-21","Sep-22"]
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