JOBS
Filled jobs in Australia grew by 0.7% in the September quarter 2017, following a 1.4% rise in the June quarter 2017. Jobs grew 3.2% through the year in seasonally adjusted terms.
Labour Account Filled Jobs, Proportion by Industry, September quarter 2017

Industry | 
Labour Account
Filled Jobs
Sept qtr 2017
('000) | 
Proportion of Total
All Industries
Sept qtr 2017
(%) |

| 
| 
|

Agriculture, forestry and fishing (A) | 
501.4 | 
3.7 |

Mining (B) | 
161.6 | 
1.2 |

Manufacturing (C) | 
873.5 | 
6.4 |

Electricity, gas water and waste services (D) | 
122.7 | 
0.9 |

Construction (E) | 
1,045.8 | 
7.6 |

Wholesale trade (F) | 
524.6 | 
3.8 |

Retail trade (G) | 
1,459.6 | 
10.6 |

Accommodation and food services (H) | 
1,181.2 | 
8.6 |

Transport, postal and warehousing (I) | 
703.4 | 
5.1 |

Information media and telecommunications (J) | 
171.3 | 
1.2 |

Financial and insurance services (K) | 
428.0 | 
3.1 |

Rental, hiring and real estate services (L) | 
287.8 | 
2.1 |

Professional, scientific and technical services (M) | 
1,172.4 | 
8.6 |

Administrative and support services (N) | 
818.8 | 
6.0 |

Public administration and safety (O) | 
755.1 | 
5.5 |

Education and training (P) | 
1,059.3 | 
7.7 |

Health care and social assistance (Q) | 
1,668.5 | 
12.2 |

Arts and recreation services (R) | 
214.8 | 
1.6 |

Other services (S) | 
556.7 | 
4.1 |

Total All Industries | 
13,706.6 | 
100.0 |
Labour Account Filled Jobs, Percentage Change by Industry, September quarter 2017
Industry | Trend | Seasonally Adjusted |
 | Jun qtr 2017 to
Sept qtr 2017
% change | Sept qtr 2016 to
Sept qtr 2017
% change | Jun qtr 2017 to
Sept qtr 2017
% change | Sept qtr 2016 to
Sept qtr 2017
% change |
 |  |  |  |  |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing (A) | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
Mining (B) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
Manufacturing (C) | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
Electricity, gas water and waste services (D) | 1.0 | 11.8 | -2.6 | 11.6 |
Construction (E) | 0.2 | -1.1 | -2.9 | -1.8 |
Wholesale trade (F) | -1.2% | -3.0 | -2.3 | -6.5 |
Retail trade (G) | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
Accommodation and food services (H) | 2.0 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 7.8 |
Transport, postal and warehousing (I) | 3.7 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 8.6 |
Information media and telecommunications (J) | -1.0 | -5.3 | -1.0 | -5.3 |
Financial and insurance services (K) | 1.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 3.9 |
Rental, hiring and real estate services (L) | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Professional, scientific and technical services (M) | 2.5 | 12.4 | 3.2 | 13.1 |
Administrative and support services (N) | -0.2 | 2.7 | -2.8 | 2.8 |
Public administration and safety (O) | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
Education and training (P) | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
Health care and social assistance (Q) | -0.5 | 2.4 | -0.8 | 3.1 |
Arts and recreation services (R) | -3.3 | -5.6 | -3.4 | -5.5 |
Other services (S) | 1.6 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
Total All Industries | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
SECONDARY JOBS
Secondary jobs can be held by persons who have their main job in the same or a different industry. In the September quarter 2017 there were 891,699 secondary jobs representing 6.4% of total jobs.
The top three industries who have the highest number of secondary jobs were Administrative and support services, Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services.