Labour Account modelled state and territory estimates by industry, 2026

Indicative state and territory level jobs and hours worked by industry estimates, modelled using Australian Labour Account data

Released
4/09/2026
Release date and time
04/09/2026 11:30am AEST

Background

This article presents indicative state and territory level industry division estimates for the Labour Account jobs and hours worked series. This is the fifth release of the modelled state and territory level estimates, links to previously published state estimates can be accessed from the Further information section at the end of this article.

The estimates produced have been modelled by applying proportional factors to existing balanced national level Labour Accounts data. This proportionally allocated state-based Labour Account data provides useful insights into industries at the state and territory level.

Building a state and territory dimension directly into the compilation processes of the Labour Account is not yet feasible, given the limitations of both resourcing and data sources.

The Labour Account provides the best ABS industry estimates of employment, jobs and hours worked at the national level.

Method

The approach to proportionally allocate state and territory level industry division estimates involves constraining the number of jobs and hours actually worked to the national level industry totals of the Australian Labour Account. This means that the sum of all states and territories for a particular industry is equal to the Labour Account national estimate for that industry. As a result, the industry levels in each state and territory are heavily impacted by the Labour Account balancing process which reconciles household and business-based estimates of filled jobs.

More detail on the method used to derive these estimates is provided below.

Jobs

Hours worked

Revisions and changes

Updates since the last article

New South Wales

Jobs

In the June quarter 2026, there were:

  • 4.6 million main jobs
  • 356,200 secondary jobs
  • 96,700 job vacancies.

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2026, the total number of hours actually worked was 2 billion hours.

Victoria

Jobs

In the June quarter 2026, there were:

  • 3.9 million main jobs
  • 312,100 secondary jobs
  • 77,100 job vacancies.

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2026, the total number of hours actually worked was 1.6 billion hours.

Queensland

Jobs

In the June quarter 2026, there were:

  • 3.2 million main jobs
  • 215,900 secondary jobs
  • 70,200 job vacancies.

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2026, the total number of hours actually worked was 1.3 billion hours.

South Australia

Jobs

In the June quarter 2026, there were:

  • 1 million main jobs
  • 80,600 secondary jobs
  • 18,900 job vacancies.

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2026, the total number of hours actually worked was 422.7 million hours.

Western Australia

Jobs

In the June quarter 2026, there were:

  • 1.6 million main jobs
  • 123,700 secondary jobs
  • 43,400 job vacancies.

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2026, the total number of hours actually worked was 732 million hours.

Tasmania

Jobs

In the June quarter 2026, there were:

  • 316,800 main jobs
  • 25,200 secondary jobs
  • 5,900 job vacancies.

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2026, the total number of hours actually worked was 115.7 million hours.

Northern Territory

Jobs

In the June quarter 2026, there were:

  • 131,700 main jobs
  • 12,700 secondary jobs
  • 6,300 job vacancies.

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2026, the total number of hours actually worked was 68.6 million hours.

Australian Capital Territory

Jobs

In the June quarter 2026, there were:

  • 270,000 main jobs
  • 23,500 secondary jobs
  • 7,900 job vacancies.

Hours worked

In the June quarter 2026, the total number of hours actually worked was 114.3 million hours.

Data Downloads

The following spreadsheet contains indicative estimates of filled jobs, main jobs, secondary jobs, job vacancies, and hours actually worked by industry, for each state and territory, for the period September quarter 2011 to June quarter 2026.

State and territory jobs and hours worked, by industry, September quarter 2011 to June quarter 2026 (Pivot Table)

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