Quarterly Tourism Labour Statistics

Latest release

Estimates of quarterly tourism jobs by tourism-related industries

Reference period

June 2025

Released

12/09/2025

Next release 19/03/2026

Release date and time

12/09/2025 11:30am AEST

Key statistics

In June quarter 2025, there were 702,800 tourism jobs. This was:

3,900 (-0.6%) less jobs than March quarter 2025
30,900 (4.6%) more jobs than June quarter 2024
1 in 23 (4.4%) filled jobs in the economy.

September 2025 Quarter release

The Quarterly Tourism Labour Statistics, September 2025 publication will not be released as a standalone publication in 2025. Data for this quarter will instead be included in the Quarterly Tourism Labour Statistics, December 2025 edition, scheduled for release on 19 March 2026.

Change in number and percentage of jobs
	Jun-25	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Tourism jobs	702,800	-3,900	-0.6	30,900	4.6
Whole economy jobs	15,943,900	-800	0.0	270,900	1.7

Filled jobs

All references to "jobs" are referring to "filled jobs" unless otherwise specified. All data in this publication is original series. For information on the various measures of jobs, refer to Methodology.

Tourism jobs
Quarter	Tourism ('000)	Whole economy ('000)
Jun-19	625.5	13,889.9
Sep-19	650.7	13,968.3
Dec-19	681.6	14,157.1
Mar-20	522.9	14,019.0
Jun-20	335.5	13,173.8
Sep-20	384.9	13,484.2
Dec-20	395.4	13,996.8
Mar-21	399.2	14,046.5
Jun-21	400.7	14,185.2
Sep-21	336.9	13,808.8
Dec-21	414.2	14,552.7
Mar-22	473.5	14,578.5
Jun-22	502.1	14,848.3
Sep-22	589.1	14,881.8
Dec-22	671.4	15,232.9
Mar-23	691.2	15,304.9
Jun-23	667.7	15,395.5
Sep-23	709.0	15,418.0
Dec-23	696.2	15,650.0
Mar-24	685.9	15,632.5
Jun-24	671.9	15,673.0
Sep-24	687.0	15,789.2
Dec-24	709.8	16,037.7
Mar-25	706.7	15,944.7
Jun-25	702.8	15,943.9

Tourism jobs

["Quarter","Tourism","Whole economy"]

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Tourism industry

Change in number and percentage of jobs by industry
	Jun-25	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Accommodation	128,700	-1,000	-0.8	20,300	18.7
Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services	208,600	2,000	1.0	3,900	1.9
Clubs, pubs, taverns and bars	41,200	-200	-0.5	800	2.0
Road passenger transport and transport equipment rental	24,100	-300	-1.2	700	3.0
Air, water and other passenger transport	33,100	700	2.2	1,800	5.8
Travel agency and information centre services	25,900	-1,300	-4.8	-1,200	-4.4
Cultural services	11,600	-200	-1.7	-1,500	-11.5
Casinos and other gambling services	2,100	-100	-4.5	-300	-12.5
Sports and recreation services	36,700	-700	-1.9	2,500	7.3
Retail trade	120,100	-2,200	-1.8	-2,000	-1.6
Education and training	55,800	-500	-0.9	5,800	11.6
All other industries	15,000	0	0.0	200	1.4

In June quarter 2025, 9 of the 12 tourism industries recorded a fall in jobs. The largest decreases were in:

Retail trade: down 2,200 (-1.8%)
Travel agency and information centre services: down 1,300 (-4.8%)
Accommodation: down 1,000 (-0.8%).

These were mostly offset by increases in:

Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services: up 2,000 (1.0%)
Air, water and other passenger transport: up 700 (2.2%).

The 4.6% increase in jobs from June quarter 2024 to June quarter 2025 was driven by increases in 8 of the 12 tourism industries, the largest being:

Accommodation: up 20,300 (18.7%)
Education and training: up 5,800 (11.6%)
Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services: up 3,900 (1.9%).

These were partially offset by decreases in:

Retail trade: down 2,000 (-1.6%)
Cultural services: down 1,500 (-11.5%)
Travel agency and information centre services: down 1,200 (-4.4%).

Full-time and part-time employment

Change in number and percentage of jobs by full-time and part-time employment
	Jun-25	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Full-time	348,900	-9,500	-2.7	13,000	3.9
Part-time	353,900	5,600	1.6	17,900	5.3

Tourism jobs by full-time and part-time employment
Quarter	Full-time ('000)	Part-time ('000)
Jun-19	308.1	317.4
Sep-19	324.3	326.4
Dec-19	344.6	337.0
Mar-20	267.6	255.2
Jun-20	182.4	153.1
Sep-20	182.7	202.3
Dec-20	185.6	209.7
Mar-21	195.8	203.4
Jun-21	191.8	208.9
Sep-21	160.8	176.2
Dec-21	204.5	209.6
Mar-22	238.5	235.0
Jun-22	253.5	248.6
Sep-22	293.5	295.5
Dec-22	342.6	328.8
Mar-23	357.9	333.3
Jun-23	330.4	337.3
Sep-23	352.5	356.5
Dec-23	353.2	342.9
Mar-24	343.5	342.4
Jun-24	335.9	336.0
Sep-24	343.4	343.6
Dec-24	358.7	351.1
Mar-25	358.4	348.3
Jun-25	348.9	353.9

Tourism jobs by full-time and part-time employment

["Quarter","Full-time","Part-time"]

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Sex

Change in number and percentage of jobs by sex
	Jun-25	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Male	333,600	5,600	1.7	18,800	6.0
Female	369,300	-9,400	-2.5	12,100	3.4

Tourism jobs by sex
Quarter	Male ('000)	Female ('000)
Jun-19	283.9	341.6
Sep-19	289.2	361.5
Dec-19	304.0	377.7
Mar-20	234.8	288.0
Jun-20	158.2	177.4
Sep-20	181.0	204.0
Dec-20	186.8	208.6
Mar-21	193.4	205.8
Jun-21	187.6	213.1
Sep-21	160.8	176.1
Dec-21	190.0	224.2
Mar-22	214.4	259.2
Jun-22	226.4	275.6
Sep-22	264.5	324.6
Dec-22	308.2	363.2
Mar-23	315.7	375.6
Jun-23	304.5	363.2
Sep-23	318.1	390.9
Dec-23	316.6	379.6
Mar-24	320.3	365.6
Jun-24	314.8	357.2
Sep-24	323.2	363.8
Dec-24	317.0	392.7
Mar-25	328.0	378.7
Jun-25	333.6	369.3

Tourism jobs by sex

["Quarter","Male","Female"]

[["Jun-19","Sep-19","Dec-19","Mar-20","Jun-20","Sep-20","Dec-20","Mar-21","Jun-21","Sep-21","Dec-21","Mar-22","Jun-22","Sep-22","Dec-22","Mar-23","Jun-23","Sep-23","Dec-23","Mar-24","Jun-24","Sep-24","Dec-24","Mar-25","Jun-25"],[[283.9],[289.2],[304],[234.8],[158.2],[181],[186.8],[193.4],[187.6],[160.8],[190],[214.4],[226.4],[264.5],[308.2],[315.7],[304.5],[318.1],[316.6],[320.3],[314.8],[323.2],[317],[328],[333.6]],[[341.6],[361.5],[377.7],[288],[177.4],[204],[208.6],[205.8],[213.1],[176.1],[224.2],[259.2],[275.6],[324.6],[363.2],[375.6],[363.2],[390.9],[379.6],[365.6],[357.2],[363.8],[392.7],[378.7],[369.3]]]

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Sex by full-time and part-time employment

Change in number and percentage of jobs by sex by full-time and part-time employment
	Jun-25	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Full-time: male	191,000	1,300	0.7	2,000	1.1
Full-time: female	157,900	-10,800	-6.4	11,100	7.6
Part-time: male	142,600	4,300	3.1	16,900	13.4
Part-time: female	211,400	1,500	0.7	1,100	0.5

The decrease in June quarter 2025 was the result of 10,800 less jobs held by females working full-time, partially offset by 4,300 more jobs held by males working part-time.

The increase from June quarter 2024 to June quarter 2025 was the result of 16,900 more jobs held by males working part-time and 11,100 more jobs held by females working full-time.

Changes in this issue

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has removed the experimental label from Quarterly Tourism Labour Statistics as of the June 2025 release.

The decision to remove the Quarterly Tourism Labour Statistics experimental label was made following an assessment against the ABS Data Quality Framework. The review found that this release now meets acceptable levels of quality against all seven dimensions of quality (institutional environment, relevance, timeliness, accuracy, coherence, interpretability and accessibility) in the ABS Data Quality Framework. The review also found that the release aligns with key criteria in the UN Fundamental Principles of Statistics (methodological stability, based on international standards, and data source reliability). This change reflects the maturity and consistency of the Quarterly Tourism Labour Statistics methodology and data.

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Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 5249.0.55.005.

Methodology

Scope

Tourism-related jobs with a direct impact on tourism activity. A direct impact occurs where there is a direct relationship (physical and economic) between a visitor and the producer of a good or service.

Geography

National

Source

Employment ratios from the 2023-24 Tourism Satellite Account applied to job numbers from the Australian Labour Account.

Collection method

Data compiled from various sources

Concepts, sources and methods

Tourism statistics are built in line with the concepts and methods in the Manuals on Tourism Statistics and Tourism Satellite Accounts

History of changes

Not applicable to this release

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