Broadening access to work

Broad opportunities for employment and well-paid, secure jobs

Release date and time

15/09/2025 11:30am AEST

Released 15/09/2025

Metrics

Employment rate, people aged 15-64
Participation rate, people aged 15-64
Gender pay gap

Why this matters

Widespread access to employment is the key to a healthy, happy and prosperous society.

Progress

Employment rate

In seasonally adjusted terms, in July 2025, the employment rate for people aged 15-64 years was:

77%, compared with 77% in July 2024
80% for males, compared with 80% in July 2024
75% for females, compared with 74% in July 2024.

Compared to 20 years ago (July 2005), the employment rate for people aged 15-64 years has:

risen 5.6 percentage points (from 72%)
risen 1.4 percentage point (from 79%) for males
risen 9.9 percentage points (from 65%) for females.

Employment rate, people aged 15-64 (seasonally adjusted)
	Males (%)	Females (%)	People (%)
Jul-05	78.5	64.7	71.6
Aug-05	78.7	65.0	71.9
Sep-05	78.6	64.8	71.7
Oct-05	78.4	64.9	71.6
Nov-05	78.4	64.8	71.6
Dec-05	78.4	64.8	71.6
Jan-06	78.1	64.9	71.5
Feb-06	78.4	64.8	71.6
Mar-06	78.6	65.0	71.8
Apr-06	78.6	65.0	71.8
May-06	78.5	65.5	72.0
Jun-06	78.8	65.6	72.2
Jul-06	79.0	65.7	72.3
Aug-06	79.0	65.8	72.4
Sep-06	79.1	66.0	72.6
Oct-06	79.0	65.6	72.3
Nov-06	79.0	65.8	72.4
Dec-06	79.3	65.9	72.6
Jan-07	79.1	65.8	72.4
Feb-07	79.2	65.7	72.5
Mar-07	79.4	65.7	72.6
Apr-07	79.5	65.8	72.7
May-07	79.7	66.0	72.8
Jun-07	79.7	65.9	72.8
Jul-07	79.6	65.9	72.7
Aug-07	79.6	66.1	72.9
Sep-07	79.7	66.4	73.0
Oct-07	79.5	66.4	72.9
Nov-07	79.7	66.5	73.1
Dec-07	79.7	66.6	73.2
Jan-08	79.9	66.5	73.2
Feb-08	79.9	66.7	73.3
Mar-08	79.8	66.7	73.2
Apr-08	79.7	67.1	73.4
May-08	79.6	66.6	73.1
Jun-08	80.0	66.8	73.4
Jul-08	79.6	66.7	73.1
Aug-08	79.7	66.9	73.3
Sep-08	79.6	66.6	73.1
Oct-08	79.7	66.8	73.2
Nov-08	79.3	66.7	73.0
Dec-08	79.1	66.6	72.8
Jan-09	78.4	66.8	72.6
Feb-09	78.3	66.9	72.6
Mar-09	77.8	66.5	72.2
Apr-09	78.0	66.6	72.3
May-09	77.5	66.5	72.0
Jun-09	77.3	66.3	71.8
Jul-09	77.4	66.2	71.8
Aug-09	77.6	65.7	71.7
Sep-09	77.6	65.9	71.7
Oct-09	77.6	66.0	71.8
Nov-09	77.8	66.1	72.0
Dec-09	78.0	66.1	72.0
Jan-10	78.4	66.2	72.3
Feb-10	78.2	65.9	72.1
Mar-10	78.1	65.9	72.0
Apr-10	78.3	65.8	72.0
May-10	78.1	65.8	72.0
Jun-10	78.3	66.1	72.2
Jul-10	78.5	66.1	72.3
Aug-10	78.7	66.2	72.5
Sep-10	78.9	66.4	72.6
Oct-10	79.0	66.4	72.7
Nov-10	79.2	66.5	72.8
Dec-10	79.4	66.6	73.0
Jan-11	79.3	66.5	72.9
Feb-11	79.0	66.5	72.8
Mar-11	79.2	66.7	73.0
Apr-11	78.7	66.7	72.7
May-11	78.7	66.4	72.6
Jun-11	78.6	66.8	72.7
Jul-11	78.5	66.7	72.6
Aug-11	78.4	66.8	72.6
Sep-11	78.5	66.9	72.7
Oct-11	78.3	66.8	72.6
Nov-11	78.3	66.7	72.5
Dec-11	78.3	66.2	72.3
Jan-12	78.6	66.5	72.6
Feb-12	78.2	66.4	72.3
Mar-12	78.1	66.9	72.5
Apr-12	78.2	66.6	72.4
May-12	78.3	66.7	72.5
Jun-12	78.2	66.5	72.3
Jul-12	78.0	66.7	72.3
Aug-12	78.0	66.5	72.2
Sep-12	77.9	66.8	72.3
Oct-12	78.1	66.4	72.3
Nov-12	77.9	66.5	72.2
Dec-12	78.1	66.4	72.2
Jan-13	78.3	66.8	72.5
Feb-13	78.0	66.7	72.3
Mar-13	77.6	66.6	72.1
Apr-13	77.7	66.7	72.2
May-13	77.7	66.3	72.0
Jun-13	77.7	66.5	72.1
Jul-13	77.5	66.2	71.9
Aug-13	77.4	66.4	71.9
Sep-13	77.4	66.4	71.8
Oct-13	77.3	66.4	71.8
Nov-13	77.2	66.2	71.7
Dec-13	76.9	66.0	71.4
Jan-14	76.9	66.1	71.5
Feb-14	77.0	66.0	71.5
Mar-14	77.2	66.3	71.7
Apr-14	77.1	66.1	71.6
May-14	76.8	66.1	71.4
Jun-14	77.0	66.2	71.6
Jul-14	77.0	66.2	71.6
Aug-14	77.0	66.1	71.5
Sep-14	76.9	66.0	71.4
Oct-14	76.9	65.9	71.4
Nov-14	77.1	65.6	71.3
Dec-14	77.1	66.3	71.7
Jan-15	77.1	66.2	71.6
Feb-15	77.4	66.4	71.9
Mar-15	77.7	66.3	72.0
Apr-15	77.3	66.5	71.9
May-15	77.6	66.7	72.1
Jun-15	77.5	66.7	72.1
Jul-15	77.6	66.8	72.1
Aug-15	77.4	66.8	72.1
Sep-15	77.3	66.9	72.1
Oct-15	77.7	67.3	72.5
Nov-15	77.6	67.5	72.5
Dec-15	77.7	67.5	72.6
Jan-16	77.9	67.3	72.6
Feb-16	77.7	67.5	72.6
Mar-16	77.6	67.5	72.5
Apr-16	77.4	67.5	72.4
May-16	77.5	67.3	72.4
Jun-16	77.5	67.4	72.4
Jul-16	77.6	67.5	72.5
Aug-16	77.3	67.2	72.2
Sep-16	77.0	67.3	72.1
Oct-16	77.1	67.2	72.1
Nov-16	77.1	67.2	72.2
Dec-16	77.1	67.4	72.2
Jan-17	77.1	67.5	72.3
Feb-17	77.0	67.1	72.0
Mar-17	77.2	67.5	72.3
Apr-17	77.5	67.5	72.5
May-17	77.3	67.9	72.6
Jun-17	77.4	68.1	72.7
Jul-17	77.5	68.1	72.8
Aug-17	77.6	68.5	73.0
Sep-17	77.6	68.8	73.2
Oct-17	77.6	68.6	73.1
Nov-17	77.8	68.9	73.3
Dec-17	77.6	69.0	73.3
Jan-18	78.1	68.9	73.4
Feb-18	77.7	68.9	73.3
Mar-18	77.6	69.0	73.3
Apr-18	77.6	68.9	73.2
May-18	77.6	68.9	73.2
Jun-18	77.8	69.2	73.5
Jul-18	77.9	68.9	73.4
Aug-18	78.1	69.2	73.6
Sep-18	78.1	69.1	73.6
Oct-18	78.0	69.4	73.7
Nov-18	78.0	69.5	73.7
Dec-18	78.2	69.4	73.8
Jan-19	78.4	69.5	73.9
Feb-19	78.2	69.6	73.9
Mar-19	78.4	69.6	74.0
Apr-19	78.1	70.0	74.0
May-19	78.4	69.6	74.0
Jun-19	78.5	69.5	74.0
Jul-19	78.4	69.8	74.1
Aug-19	78.6	70.0	74.3
Sep-19	78.3	70.4	74.3
Oct-19	78.0	70.2	74.1
Nov-19	78.0	70.1	74.0
Dec-19	78.2	70.4	74.3
Jan-20	78.1	70.4	74.2
Feb-20	78.0	70.4	74.2
Mar-20	78.1	70.3	74.2
Apr-20	75.0	66.8	70.9
May-20	73.6	64.9	69.2
Jun-20	74.6	66.4	70.5
Jul-20	75.3	67.3	71.3
Aug-20	75.8	68.4	72.1
Sep-20	75.6	68.3	71.9
Oct-20	76.7	68.7	72.7
Nov-20	77.2	69.4	73.3
Dec-20	77.2	69.8	73.5
Jan-21	77.5	69.6	73.5
Feb-21	77.6	70.4	74.0
Mar-21	77.8	71.1	74.4
Apr-21	78.0	70.8	74.4
May-21	78.3	71.6	74.9
Jun-21	78.6	71.6	75.1
Jul-21	78.9	71.6	75.2
Aug-21	78.1	70.9	74.5
Sep-21	77.5	69.9	73.7
Oct-21	77.3	69.5	73.4
Nov-21	78.9	72.2	75.5
Dec-21	79.4	72.5	75.9
Jan-22	79.4	73.1	76.2
Feb-22	79.5	73.2	76.3
Mar-22	79.6	73.4	76.5
Apr-22	79.7	73.5	76.6
May-22	80.0	73.5	76.7
Jun-22	80.3	74.0	77.2
Jul-22	80.2	74.0	77.1
Aug-22	80.5	74.2	77.3
Sep-22	80.5	73.7	77.1
Oct-22	80.5	73.9	77.1
Nov-22	80.4	74.2	77.3
Dec-22	80.3	74.0	77.1
Jan-23	80.6	73.7	77.2
Feb-23	80.3	73.6	77.0
Mar-23	80.5	74.3	77.4
Apr-23	80.2	74.2	77.2
May-23	80.4	74.3	77.3
Jun-23	80.3	74.3	77.3
Jul-23	80.4	73.9	77.2
Aug-23	80.5	74.1	77.3
Sep-23	80.0	74.1	77.1
Oct-23	80.0	74.3	77.1
Nov-23	80.2	74.4	77.3
Dec-23	79.7	74.1	76.9
Jan-24	79.8	73.8	76.8
Feb-24	79.8	74.1	76.9
Mar-24	79.8	73.7	76.7
Apr-24	79.6	73.8	76.7
May-24	79.9	73.7	76.8
Jun-24	80.0	73.8	76.9
Jul-24	80.0	74.2	77.1
Aug-24	80.1	74.3	77.2
Sep-24	80.5	74.2	77.3
Oct-24	80.4	74.1	77.2
Nov-24	80.3	74.1	77.2
Dec-24	80.7	74.2	77.4
Jan-25	80.6	74.4	77.5
Feb-25	80.3	74.1	77.2
Mar-25	80.1	73.8	77.0
Apr-25	80.3	74.4	77.3
May-25	79.8	74.5	77.2
Jun-25	80.2	74.3	77.2
Jul-25	79.9	74.6	77.2

Employment rate, people aged 15-64 (seasonally adjusted)

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Data Source

ABS Labour Force, Australia - Table 18

Participation rate

In seasonally adjusted terms, in July 2025, the participation rate for people aged 15-64 years was:

81%, compared to 81% in July 2024
84% for males, compared to 84% in July 2024
78% for females, compared to 77% in July 2024.

Compared to 20 years ago (July 2005), the participation rate for people aged 15-64 years has:

risen 5.3 percentage points (from 75%)
risen 1.1 percentage points (from 82%) for males
risen 9.5 percentage points (from 68%) for females.

Participation rate, people aged 15-64 (seasonally adjusted)
	Males (%)	Females (%)	People (%)
Jul-05	82.5	68.3	75.4
Aug-05	82.9	68.4	75.6
Sep-05	82.8	68.3	75.5
Oct-05	82.6	68.4	75.5
Nov-05	82.6	68.2	75.4
Dec-05	82.7	68.3	75.5
Jan-06	82.5	68.5	75.5
Feb-06	82.7	68.3	75.5
Mar-06	82.7	68.4	75.6
Apr-06	82.6	68.6	75.6
May-06	82.4	68.9	75.6
Jun-06	82.7	69.0	75.8
Jul-06	82.9	68.9	75.9
Aug-06	82.9	69.1	76.0
Sep-06	83.1	69.3	76.2
Oct-06	82.8	68.8	75.8
Nov-06	82.7	69.0	75.9
Dec-06	82.9	69.4	76.1
Jan-07	82.7	69.2	76.0
Feb-07	82.8	69.3	76.0
Mar-07	82.8	69.1	76.0
Apr-07	82.9	69.2	76.1
May-07	83.0	69.3	76.1
Jun-07	83.0	69.2	76.1
Jul-07	82.9	69.2	76.0
Aug-07	83.0	69.4	76.2
Sep-07	83.0	69.7	76.3
Oct-07	82.9	69.7	76.3
Nov-07	83.3	69.8	76.5
Dec-07	83.3	69.8	76.5
Jan-08	83.1	69.8	76.5
Feb-08	83.0	69.8	76.4
Mar-08	83.1	69.7	76.4
Apr-08	83.1	70.3	76.7
May-08	83.0	69.9	76.4
Jun-08	83.3	70.0	76.7
Jul-08	82.8	70.1	76.5
Aug-08	82.9	70.0	76.4
Sep-08	83.1	69.9	76.5
Oct-08	83.1	70.0	76.5
Nov-08	82.8	70.1	76.5
Dec-08	83.0	69.8	76.4
Jan-09	82.7	70.2	76.5
Feb-09	82.7	70.7	76.7
Mar-09	82.6	70.6	76.6
Apr-09	82.7	70.4	76.6
May-09	82.7	70.4	76.6
Jun-09	82.5	70.2	76.3
Jul-09	82.5	69.9	76.2
Aug-09	82.6	69.7	76.1
Sep-09	82.5	69.8	76.2
Oct-09	82.4	69.9	76.2
Nov-09	82.6	70.0	76.3
Dec-09	82.7	69.9	76.3
Jan-10	82.8	69.9	76.4
Feb-10	82.7	69.6	76.2
Mar-10	82.7	69.7	76.2
Apr-10	82.8	69.7	76.3
May-10	82.4	69.5	76.0
Jun-10	82.6	69.8	76.2
Jul-10	82.8	70.0	76.4
Aug-10	82.8	70.1	76.4
Sep-10	83.0	70.1	76.6
Oct-10	83.2	70.4	76.8
Nov-10	83.3	70.5	76.9
Dec-10	83.4	70.3	76.8
Jan-11	83.4	70.4	76.9
Feb-11	83.1	70.3	76.7
Mar-11	83.0	70.6	76.8
Apr-11	82.8	70.3	76.5
May-11	82.7	70.3	76.5
Jun-11	82.6	70.5	76.6
Jul-11	82.7	70.5	76.6
Aug-11	82.9	70.6	76.7
Sep-11	82.9	70.7	76.8
Oct-11	82.7	70.6	76.6
Nov-11	82.7	70.6	76.6
Dec-11	82.5	70.2	76.3
Jan-12	82.8	70.3	76.5
Feb-12	82.5	70.2	76.4
Mar-12	82.4	70.7	76.5
Apr-12	82.3	70.2	76.3
May-12	82.4	70.7	76.6
Jun-12	82.3	70.4	76.3
Jul-12	82.3	70.4	76.4
Aug-12	82.4	70.1	76.3
Sep-12	82.7	70.6	76.6
Oct-12	82.5	70.4	76.5
Nov-12	82.4	70.3	76.3
Dec-12	82.7	70.4	76.5
Jan-13	82.9	70.7	76.8
Feb-13	82.6	70.6	76.6
Mar-13	82.5	70.6	76.5
Apr-13	82.4	70.8	76.6
May-13	82.5	70.3	76.4
Jun-13	82.6	70.5	76.6
Jul-13	82.4	70.3	76.3
Aug-13	82.4	70.5	76.4
Sep-13	82.3	70.5	76.3
Oct-13	82.3	70.4	76.3
Nov-13	82.1	70.3	76.2
Dec-13	82.0	70.1	76.0
Jan-14	81.9	70.4	76.2
Feb-14	81.8	70.3	76.1
Mar-14	81.9	70.7	76.3
Apr-14	82.0	70.2	76.1
May-14	81.7	70.5	76.0
Jun-14	82.1	70.5	76.3
Jul-14	82.2	70.6	76.4
Aug-14	82.1	70.5	76.3
Sep-14	82.0	70.6	76.3
Oct-14	82.2	70.6	76.3
Nov-14	82.4	70.1	76.2
Dec-14	82.2	70.8	76.5
Jan-15	82.6	70.7	76.6
Feb-15	82.7	70.9	76.8
Mar-15	82.9	70.8	76.8
Apr-15	82.6	70.9	76.7
May-15	82.7	71.0	76.8
Jun-15	82.6	71.0	76.8
Jul-15	82.7	71.6	77.1
Aug-15	82.6	71.2	76.9
Sep-15	82.5	71.4	76.9
Oct-15	82.8	71.6	77.2
Nov-15	82.5	71.9	77.2
Dec-15	82.5	71.8	77.1
Jan-16	83.1	71.7	77.4
Feb-16	82.5	71.7	77.1
Mar-16	82.4	71.6	77.0
Apr-16	82.1	71.7	76.9
May-16	82.3	71.6	76.9
Jun-16	82.1	71.8	77.0
Jul-16	82.2	71.8	77.0
Aug-16	82.1	71.3	76.7
Sep-16	81.7	71.5	76.6
Oct-16	81.9	71.3	76.5
Nov-16	81.9	71.6	76.7
Dec-16	82.0	71.7	76.8
Jan-17	81.8	71.8	76.8
Feb-17	82.0	71.5	76.7
Mar-17	82.0	71.9	76.9
Apr-17	82.0	71.9	76.9
May-17	81.9	72.1	77.0
Jun-17	82.0	72.4	77.2
Jul-17	82.2	72.3	77.2
Aug-17	82.2	72.6	77.4
Sep-17	82.2	72.9	77.5
Oct-17	82.1	72.8	77.4
Nov-17	82.4	73.0	77.7
Dec-17	82.4	73.2	77.8
Jan-18	82.7	73.1	77.9
Feb-18	82.4	73.1	77.7
Mar-18	82.3	73.2	77.7
Apr-18	82.3	73.1	77.7
May-18	82.1	73.0	77.5
Jun-18	82.5	73.1	77.8
Jul-18	82.4	72.9	77.6
Aug-18	82.5	73.2	77.8
Sep-18	82.2	73.0	77.6
Oct-18	82.3	73.1	77.7
Nov-18	82.5	73.3	77.8
Dec-18	82.5	73.3	77.8
Jan-19	82.5	73.4	78.0
Feb-19	82.4	73.4	77.9
Mar-19	82.7	73.5	78.1
Apr-19	82.6	74.0	78.3
May-19	82.8	73.5	78.1
Jun-19	82.8	73.6	78.2
Jul-19	82.9	73.8	78.3
Aug-19	83.2	74.0	78.6
Sep-19	83.0	74.2	78.6
Oct-19	82.6	74.1	78.3
Nov-19	82.4	74.1	78.2
Dec-19	82.7	74.1	78.4
Jan-20	82.6	74.4	78.5
Feb-20	82.4	74.2	78.3
Mar-20	82.5	74.2	78.3
Apr-20	80.5	71.2	75.8
May-20	79.3	69.9	74.6
Jun-20	80.7	71.9	76.3
Jul-20	81.5	72.9	77.2
Aug-20	81.7	73.5	77.6
Sep-20	81.7	73.3	77.5
Oct-20	82.7	74.1	78.3
Nov-20	82.8	74.9	78.8
Dec-20	82.9	74.7	78.8
Jan-21	82.9	74.3	78.6
Feb-21	82.8	74.7	78.7
Mar-21	82.9	75.2	79.0
Apr-21	82.8	74.9	78.8
May-21	82.8	75.3	79.0
Jun-21	83.1	75.3	79.2
Jul-21	83.0	75.2	79.1
Aug-21	82.1	74.3	78.2
Sep-21	81.4	73.6	77.5
Oct-21	81.7	73.6	77.6
Nov-21	82.8	75.8	79.3
Dec-21	83.1	75.7	79.4
Jan-22	83.0	76.2	79.6
Feb-22	83.0	76.2	79.6
Mar-22	83.1	76.3	79.7
Apr-22	83.1	76.4	79.7
May-22	83.5	76.5	80.0
Jun-22	83.4	76.8	80.1
Jul-22	83.2	76.7	79.9
Aug-22	83.5	77.0	80.2
Sep-22	83.6	76.5	80.1
Oct-22	83.3	76.7	80.0
Nov-22	83.4	77.0	80.2
Dec-22	83.4	76.7	80.0
Jan-23	83.9	76.4	80.1
Feb-23	83.5	76.4	79.9
Mar-23	83.7	77.0	80.3
Apr-23	83.6	76.8	80.2
May-23	83.5	77.0	80.3
Jun-23	83.4	77.0	80.2
Jul-23	83.7	76.8	80.2
Aug-23	83.8	76.9	80.3
Sep-23	83.1	77.0	80.0
Oct-23	83.4	77.2	80.3
Nov-23	83.7	77.4	80.5
Dec-23	83.2	77.2	80.2
Jan-24	83.3	76.9	80.1
Feb-24	83.1	77.0	80.0
Mar-24	83.2	76.7	80.0
Apr-24	83.3	76.9	80.1
May-24	83.5	76.7	80.1
Jun-24	83.6	77.0	80.3
Jul-24	83.9	77.3	80.6
Aug-24	83.8	77.4	80.6
Sep-24	84.0	77.4	80.7
Oct-24	84.0	77.3	80.6
Nov-24	83.8	77.0	80.4
Dec-24	84.3	77.2	80.7
Jan-25	84.1	77.7	80.9
Feb-25	83.9	77.1	80.5
Mar-25	83.7	76.9	80.3
Apr-25	83.8	77.7	80.7
May-25	83.5	77.6	80.6
Jun-25	84.1	77.6	80.9
Jul-25	83.6	77.9	80.7

Participation rate, people aged 15-64 (seasonally adjusted)

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Data Source

ABS Labour Force, Australia - Table 18

Gender pay gap

In May 2025, the gender pay gap, based on mean weekly ordinary time earnings of full-time adult employees, was 11.5%, similar to 11.5% in May 2024.

Compared to 20 years ago (May 2005), the gender pay gap has fallen 3.5 percentage points (from 15.0%).

The gender pay gap is the difference in the earnings of men and women, expressed as a proportion of men's earnings. Analysing the gender pay gap is complex and there is no single measure that can provide a complete picture. See Gender indicators for the range of ABS gender pay gap measures. Mean weekly ordinary time earnings of full-time adult employees (excluding salary sacrifice) is used here as this has traditionally been the most commonly cited measure of the gender pay gap.

Mean weekly ordinary time earnings of full-time adult employees (a)
	Gender pay gap (b) (%)	Males ($)	Females ($)
May-05	15.0	1,049.7	892.3
Nov-05	15.0	1,068.0	908.3
May-06	15.2	1,083.8	919.1
Nov-06	16.3	1,109.2	928.2
May-07	16.1	1,142.3	958.1
Nov-07	15.5	1,162.7	982.8
May-08	15.8	1,188.4	1,000.1
Nov-08	16.4	1,232.3	1,030.3
May-09	16.9	1,267.7	1,053.7
Nov-09	17.5	1,311.2	1,081.3
May-10	17.2	1,334.4	1,104.5
Nov-10	16.9	1,361.5	1,130.9
May-11	17.7	1,397.7	1,150.2
Nov-11	17.3	1,420.2	1,174.1
May-12	17.6	1,443.5	1,189.6
Nov-12	17.5	1,491.8	1,230.1
May-13	17.5	1,516.4	1,250.5
Nov-13	17.1	1,532.1	1,270.5
May-14	18.3	1,560.5	1,274.4
Nov-14	18.6	1,587.5	1,292.7
May-15	17.9	1,591.6	1,307.4
Nov-15	17.2	1,603.6	1,327.6
May-16	16.2	1,613.5	1,352.1
Nov-16	16.0	1,631.9	1,370.3
May-17	15.3	1,637.2	1,386.6
Nov-17	15.3	1,665.0	1,410.8
May-18	14.5	1,677.1	1,433.4
Nov-18	14.1	1,696.5	1,456.5
May-19	14.0	1,727.7	1,485.5
Nov-19	13.9	1,750.8	1,508.3
May-20	14.0	1,812.0	1,558.4
Nov-20	13.4	1,804.2	1,562.0
May-21	14.2	1,837.0	1,575.5
Nov-21	13.8	1,846.5	1,591.2
May-22	14.1	1,872.9	1,609.0
Nov-22	13.3	1,907.1	1,653.6
May-23	13.0	1,938.3	1,686.0
Nov-23	12.0	1,982.8	1,744.8
May-24	11.5	2,014.3	1,782.8
Nov-24	11.9	2,072.7	1,826.4
May-25	11.5	2,106.4	1,864.1

Mean weekly ordinary time earnings of full-time adult employees (a)

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This excludes part-time employees, overtime earnings and amounts salary sacrificed. For further information, see Gender pay gap guide.
The gender pay gap is calculated by subtracting female earnings from male earnings, dividing the result by male earnings and then multiplying by 100. See ABS Gender pay gap guide for more information.

Data Source

ABS Average Weekly Earnings, Australia - Table 3 (A85002146J and A85002147K)

Differences across groups

In 2022, the ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers found that since 2018, the employment and participation rates for people with disability aged 15-64 years had both increased.

According to Closing the Gap, in 2021, the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 25-64 years who were employed had increased since 2016.

Disaggregation

Further information on employment, participation in the labour force, and the gender pay gap is available via the links below.

Employment, participation in the labour force: ABS Labour Force, Australia and ABS Labour Force, Australia, Detailed.

Employment, participation in the labour force: ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia - Disability Table 8

Disability status
Sex.

Employment: Productivity Commission Closing the Gap dashboard - socio-economic outcome area 8

Sex
Age
Remoteness area
Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD)
Disability status
Educational attainment
Labour force status
Occupation.