Charts on casual employment, occupation and industry, November 2021

Updated chart pack

Released

23/12/2021

Source

Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, November 2021

This article includes information on casual employment, occupation and industry. It follows previous similar articles during the COVID period, including Insights into Industry and Occupation (in May 2020), Insights into casual employment, occupation and industry (in Nov 2020) and Charts on casual employment, occupation and industry (in May 2021 and August 2021).

The main indicator the ABS uses for casual employment is whether an employee is entitled to paid leave, which includes paid sick leave or paid annual leave. These entitlements are usually reserved for non-casual or permanent employment. Other measures of casual employment can be found in Working Arrangements.

Industry and occupation information in the article refers to a person’s ‘main job’ and are collected in the Labour Force Survey in February, May, August and November.

Hours worked by casual employees

Chart 1 compares the change in hours worked for casual employees (i.e. those without paid leave entitlements), non-casual employees (i.e. those with paid leave entitlements) and owner managers, indexed to February 2020. Its shows that during periods with lockdowns the hours of casual employees, and to a lesser extent owner managers, were particularly impacted.

Chart 1: Hours worked index, Status in Employment, Original (Feb 2020 =100.0)
	Casual employees	Employees with paid leave entitlements	Owner Managers
Nov-19	100.3	97.8	103.1
Feb-20	100	100	100
May-20	72.4	93.9	83.6
Aug-20	83.5	96.1	90.3
Nov-20	95.1	97.7	97.5
Feb-21	94.8	100.7	99.7
May-21	98.9	101.1	100.8
Aug-21	84.8	97.9	91
Nov-21	97.2	100.7	99.1

Chart 1: Hours worked index, Status in Employment, Original (Feb 2020 =100.0)

["","Casual employees","Employees with paid leave entitlements","Owner Managers"]

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Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Datacube EQ04

Chart 2 compares the change in employment for casual employees, non-casual employees and owner managers, indexed to February 2020.

Chart 2: Employment index, Status in Employment, Original (Feb 2020 =100.0)
	Casual employees	Employees with paid leave entitlements	Owner Managers
Nov-19	100.0	99.0	101.1
Feb-20	100.0	100.0	100.0
May-20	79.4	97.4	95.1
Aug-20	88.0	98.5	97.6
Nov-20	94.4	100.1	98.5
Feb-21	95.2	100.9	101.8
May-21	99.1	101.7	101.8
Aug-21	92.4	100.7	101.6
Nov-21	96.1	102.8	102.2

Chart 2: Employment index, Status in Employment, Original (Feb 2020 =100.0)

["","Casual employees","Employees with paid leave entitlements","Owner Managers"]

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Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Datacube EQ04

Chart 3 shows the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on the working hours of casual employees.

Chart 3: Hours worked by casual employees, Original
	Total weekly hours worked (million hours)	Average weekly hours worked (hours/week)
Nov-16	58.8	23.1
Feb-17	57.6	23.2
May-17	58.7	23.1
Aug-17	58.8	23.2
Nov-17	62.0	23.7
Feb-18	61.6	23.9
May-18	60.2	22.8
Aug-18	59.0	22.8
Nov-18	62.8	23.4
Feb-19	60.9	23.6
May-19	61.5	22.8
Aug-19	58.8	22.8
Nov-19	60.6	23.1
Feb-20	60.4	23.0
May-20	43.7	21.0
Aug-20	50.4	21.8
Nov-20	57.4	23.2
Feb-21	57.2	22.9
May-21	59.7	23.0
Aug-21	51.2	21.1
Nov-21	58.7	23.3

Chart 3: Hours worked by casual employees, Original

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Source: Labour Force Australia, Detailed, Datacube EQ04

Charts 3a, 3b and 3c show the impact of COVID-19 on the hours worked by casual employees in some industries that have been particularly impacted during the COVID period - Retail trade, Accommodation and food services, and Arts and recreation services.

Chart 3a: Hours worked by casual employees, Retail trade industry, Original
	Total weekly hours worked (million hours)	Average weekly hours worked (hours/week)
Nov-16	7.3	17.7
Feb-17	7.3	17.4
May-17	7.5	18.2
Aug-17	7.0	17.7
Nov-17	8.2	18.2
Feb-18	8.4	18.7
May-18	7.7	17.4
Aug-18	7.3	17.5
Nov-18	8.3	18.0
Feb-19	8.3	18.8
May-19	8.0	17.9
Aug-19	7.0	16.9
Nov-19	7.9	18.7
Feb-20	7.5	17.7
May-20	6.2	16.0
Aug-20	6.9	17.3
Nov-20	8.0	18.1
Feb-21	8.2	18.1
May-21	7.9	18.5
Aug-21	6.2	16.0
Nov-21	8.4	19.3

Chart 3a: Hours worked by casual employees, Retail trade industry, Original

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Source: Labour Force Australia, Detailed, Datacube EQ05

Chart 3b: Hours worked by casual employees, Accommodation and food services industry, Original
	Total weekly hours worked (million hours)	Average weekly hours worked (hours/week)
Nov-16	8.9	18.3
Feb-17	9.2	19.1
May-17	9.4	18.8
Aug-17	9.6	18.8
Nov-17	9.3	18.8
Feb-18	9.1	18.8
May-18	8.8	17.8
Aug-18	8.3	17.5
Nov-18	9.5	18.4
Feb-19	9.1	18.5
May-19	9.4	18.3
Aug-19	9.2	18.5
Nov-19	9.2	18.5
Feb-20	9.6	18.4
May-20	4.3	13.5
Aug-20	6.9	16.8
Nov-20	8.7	18.8
Feb-21	9.1	18.8
May-21	9.4	18.4
Aug-21	6.6	14.1
Nov-21	9	18.1

Chart 3b: Hours worked by casual employees, Accommodation and food services industry, Original

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Source: Labour Force Australia, Detailed, Datacube EQ05

Chart 3c: Hours worked by casual employees, Arts and recreation services industry, Original
	Total weekly hours worked (million hours)	Average weekly hours worked (hours/week)
Nov-16	1.4	19.6
Feb-17	1.5	19
May-17	1.5	17.8
Aug-17	1.5	16.8
Nov-17	1.4	16.4
Feb-18	1.8	20.1
May-18	1.5	17.9
Aug-18	1.5	16.8
Nov-18	1.8	19.7
Feb-19	1.8	19.3
May-19	1.6	17.8
Aug-19	1.3	16.7
Nov-19	1.6	17.7
Feb-20	1.6	17.7
May-20	0.4	12
Aug-20	0.9	15.6
Nov-20	1.3	18.7
Feb-21	1.6	17.5
May-21	1.4	16.4
Aug-21	0.8	12.8
Nov-21	1.3	17.3

Chart 3c: Hours worked by casual employees, Arts and recreation services industry, Original

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Source: Labour Force Australia, Detailed, Datacube EQ05

Chart 4 shows the total weekly hours worked by casual employees across different weekly hours worked categories.

Chart 4: Total hours worked, by hours worked ranges, Casual employees, Original
	1-9 hours (Million hours)	10-19 hours (Million hours)	20-29 hours (Million hours)	30-39 hours (Million hours)	40 hours or more (Million hours)
Nov-16	2.5	7.8	11.2	16.4	21.0
Feb-17	2.3	7.4	11.3	15.5	21.2
May-17	2.5	7.9	11.1	16.0	21.2
Aug-17	2.4	7.7	11.1	16.0	21.7
Nov-17	2.3	7.6	12.1	16.6	23.4
Feb-18	2.2	7.2	12.0	17.1	23.1
May-18	2.6	8.0	12.0	16.5	21.0
Aug-18	2.6	7.5	11.9	16.6	20.4
Nov-18	2.6	7.6	12.5	17.0	23.1
Feb-19	2.2	7.5	11.9	17.3	22.0
May-19	2.6	8.3	12.5	17.0	21.1
Aug-19	2.5	7.7	12.1	16.6	20.0
Nov-19	2.4	7.9	12.2	17.4	20.7
Feb-20	2.3	7.5	12.6	17.7	20.2
May-20	2.2	6.2	9.0	11.8	14.6
Aug-20	2.4	6.8	11.3	14.3	15.6
Nov-20	2.2	7.6	12.2	16.5	18.9
Feb-21	2.2	7.1	12.1	17.4	18.4
May-21	2.4	8.0	12.8	17.4	19.2
Aug-21	2.2	6.7	9.9	15.0	17.3
Nov-21	2.3	7.4	12.3	18.0	18.7

Chart 4: Total hours worked, by hours worked ranges, Casual employees, Original

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Source: Labour Force Australia, Detailed, Datacube EQ04

Occupation

Chart 5a shows changes in employment and average hours worked in each of the major groups of occupations between February 2020 and November 2021.

Chart 5a: Change in employed people and average hours worked, by Occupation, February 2020 to November 2021, Original
	Employed (%)	Average hours worked (%)
Managers	9.9	-5.0
Professionals	4.9	-1.3
Technicians and Trades Workers	-1.5	-3.1
Community and Personal Service Workers	-0.6	-0.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers	0.5	-0.9
Sales Workers	-1.4	1.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers	2.3	-2.2
Labourers	-9.4	-0.4

Chart 5a: Change in employed people and average hours worked, by Occupation, February 2020 to November 2021, Original

["","Employed","Average hours worked"]

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Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed Table 12

Chart 5b shows changes in employment and average hours worked in each of the major groups of occupations between August and November 2021.

Chart 5b: Change in employed people and average hours worked, by Occupation, August to November 2021, Original
	Employed (%)	Average hours worked (%)
Managers	5.3	2.4
Professionals	-0.5	0.5
Technicians and Trades Workers	1.8	6.2
Community and Personal Service Workers	4.0	9.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers	1.2	0.3
Sales Workers	7.6	5.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers	2.6	2.8
Labourers	0.2	6.3

Chart 5b: Change in employed people and average hours worked, by Occupation, August to November 2021, Original

["","Employed","Average hours worked"]

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Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed Table 12

Chart 5c shows changes in employment and average hours worked in each of the major groups of occupations between May and November 2021

Chart 5c: Change in employed people and average hours worked, by Occupation, May to November 2021, Original
	Employed (%)	Average hours worked (%)
Managers	2.0	-1.7
Professionals	-1.7	-0.8
Technicians and Trades Workers	-0.9	-2.3
Community and Personal Service Workers	-1.7	-0.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers	4.0	0.2
Sales Workers	2.4	0.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers	5.7	-1.5
Labourers	-3.9	-0.9

Chart 5c: Change in employed people and average hours worked, by Occupation, May to November 2021, Original

["","Employed","Average hours worked"]

[["Managers","Professionals","Technicians and Trades Workers","Community and Personal Service Workers","Clerical and Administrative Workers","Sales Workers","Machinery Operators and Drivers","Labourers"],[[2],[-1.7],[-0.90000000000000002],[-1.7],[4],[2.3999999999999999],[5.7000000000000002],[-3.8999999999999999]],[[-1.7],[-0.80000000000000004],[-2.2999999999999998],[-0.10000000000000001],[0.20000000000000001],[0.29999999999999999],[-1.5],[-0.90000000000000002]]]

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Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed Table 12

Chart 6 shows, for people employed in each occupation in August 2021, the proportion who were:

still employed in the same occupation in November 2021;
still employed in November 2021 but in a different occupation; or
no longer employed in November 2021.

Chart 6: Whether remained employed in November 2021, by Occupation in August 2021, Original
	Same occupation in August and November (%)	Different occupation in November (%)	Not employed in November (%)
Professionals	83.0	13.3	3.7
Technicians and Trades Workers	82.0	14.9	3.1
Community and Personal Service Workers	76.9	17.7	5.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers	75.0	20.5	4.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers	74.9	19.2	5.9
Managers	70.4	26.3	3.3
Sales Workers	68.9	26.2	4.9
Labourers	67.3	25.6	7.1

Chart 6: Whether remained employed in November 2021, by Occupation in August 2021, Original

["","Same occupation in August and November","Different occupation in November","Not employed in November"]

[["Professionals","Technicians and Trades Workers","Community and Personal Service Workers","Clerical and Administrative Workers","Machinery Operators and Drivers","Managers","Sales Workers","Labourers"],[[83],[82],[76.900000000000006],[75],[74.900000000000006],[70.400000000000006],[68.900000000000006],[67.299999999999997]],[[13.300000000000001],[14.9],[17.699999999999999],[20.5],[19.199999999999999],[26.300000000000001],[26.199999999999999],[25.600000000000001]],[[3.7000000000000002],[3.1000000000000001],[5.4000000000000004],[4.5999999999999996],[5.9000000000000004],[3.2999999999999998],[4.9000000000000004],[7.0999999999999996]]]

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Source: Longitudinal Labour Force Microdata

Industry

Chart 7a shows changes in employment and average hours worked in each of the industry divisions between February 2020 and November 2021.

Chart 7a: Change in employed people and average hours worked, by Industry, February 2020 to November 2021
	Employed (%)	Average hours worked (%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	-6.1	-0.3
Mining	13.4	-4.9
Manufacturing	-5.7	-4.8
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	0.1	-0.7
Construction	-3.2	-1.0
Wholesale trade	-7.9	1.1
Retail trade	2.8	-0.5
Accommodation and food services	-8.2	-1.9
Transport, postal and warehousing	-1.5	-2.1
Information media and telecommunications	-10.5	-3.9
Financial and insurance services	11.0	1.8
Rental, hiring and real estate services	8.5	1.3
Professional, scientific and technical services	4.2	-0.8
Administrative and support services	-1.4	-2.6
Public administration and safety	10.9	1.8
Education and training	3.2	-2.8
Health care and social assistance	5.3	-0.9
Arts and recreation services	-8.3	-3.7
Other services	9.5	-4.4

Chart 7a: Change in employed people and average hours worked, by Industry, February 2020 to November 2021

["","Employed","Average hours worked"]

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Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed Table 4 and Table 11

Chart 7b shows changes in employment and average hours worked in each of the industry divisions between August and November 2021.

Chart 7b: Change in employed people and average hours worked, by Industry, August to November 2021
	Employed (%)	Average hours (%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2.4	5.0
Mining	2.3	-4.6
Manufacturing	-9.7	-0.7
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	-5.8	0.2
Construction	2.9	5.9
Wholesale trade	0.2	5.6
Retail trade	7.4	4.1
Accommodation and food services	6.6	29.2
Transport, postal and warehousing	3.5	2.5
Information media and telecommunications	2.7	-2.1
Financial and insurance services	1.7	2.1
Rental, hiring and real estate services	1.1	-2.2
Professional, scientific and technical services	2.4	-0.4
Administrative and support services	7.6	5.7
Public administration and safety	3.9	-0.8
Education and training	0.6	3.0
Health care and social assistance	0.9	1.2
Arts and recreation services	14.4	13.8
Other services	1.5	13.5

Chart 7b: Change in employed people and average hours worked, by Industry, August to November 2021

["","Employed","Average hours"]

[["Agriculture, forestry and fishing  ","Mining","Manufacturing","Electricity, gas, water and waste services  ","Construction","Wholesale trade","Retail trade","Accommodation and food services","Transport, postal and warehousing  ","Information media and telecommunications","Financial and insurance services","Rental, hiring and real estate services  ","Professional, scientific and technical services  ","Administrative and support services","Public administration and safety","Education and training","Health care and social assistance","Arts and recreation services","Other services"],[[2.3999999999999999],[2.2999999999999998],[-9.6999999999999993],[-5.7999999999999998],[2.8999999999999999],[0.20000000000000001],[7.4000000000000004],[6.5999999999999996],[3.5],[2.7000000000000002],[1.7],[1.1000000000000001],[2.3999999999999999],[7.5999999999999996],[3.8999999999999999],[0.59999999999999998],[0.90000000000000002],[14.4],[1.5]],[[5],[-4.5999999999999996],[-0.69999999999999996],[0.20000000000000001],[5.9000000000000004],[5.5999999999999996],[4.0999999999999996],[29.199999999999999],[2.5],[-2.1000000000000001],[2.1000000000000001],[-2.2000000000000002],[-0.40000000000000002],[5.7000000000000002],[-0.80000000000000004],[3],[1.2],[13.800000000000001],[13.5]]]

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Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed Table 4 and Table 11

Chart 7c shows changes in employment and average hours worked in each of the industry divisions between May and November 2021.

Chart 7c: Change in employed people and average hours worked, by Industry, May to November 2021
	Employed (%)	Average hours (%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3.7	0.5
Mining	-0.1	-2.9
Manufacturing	-6.4	-3.3
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	-8.8	-4.4
Construction	-1.6	-1.4
Wholesale trade	-3.3	3.6
Retail trade	-0.4	-1.3
Accommodation and food services	-4.2	-0.7
Transport, postal and warehousing	3.1	-0.8
Information media and telecommunications	4.3	-2.8
Financial and insurance services	7.5	2.4
Rental, hiring and real estate services	10.0	-6.0
Professional, scientific and technical services	-1.0	-1.8
Administrative and support services	5.2	-0.1
Public administration and safety	6.2	0.3
Education and training	-2.0	1.9
Health care and social assistance	2.8	-1.7
Arts and recreation services	-9.2	-0.3
Other services	1.0	-1.7

Chart 7c: Change in employed people and average hours worked, by Industry, May to November 2021

["","Employed","Average hours"]

[["Agriculture, forestry and fishing  ","Mining","Manufacturing","Electricity, gas, water and waste services  ","Construction","Wholesale trade","Retail trade","Accommodation and food services","Transport, postal and warehousing  ","Information media and telecommunications","Financial and insurance services","Rental, hiring and real estate services  ","Professional, scientific and technical services  ","Administrative and support services","Public administration and safety","Education and training","Health care and social assistance","Arts and recreation services","Other services"],[[3.7000000000000002],[-0.10000000000000001],[-6.4000000000000004],[-8.8000000000000007],[-1.6000000000000001],[-3.2999999999999998],[-0.40000000000000002],[-4.2000000000000002],[3.1000000000000001],[4.2999999999999998],[7.5],[10],[-1],[5.2000000000000002],[6.2000000000000002],[-2],[2.7999999999999998],[-9.1999999999999993],[1]],[[0.5],[-2.8999999999999999],[-3.2999999999999998],[-4.4000000000000004],[-1.3999999999999999],[3.6000000000000001],[-1.3],[-0.69999999999999996],[-0.80000000000000004],[-2.7999999999999998],[2.3999999999999999],[-6],[-1.8],[-0.10000000000000001],[0.29999999999999999],[1.8999999999999999],[-1.7],[-0.29999999999999999],[-1.7]]]

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Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed Table 4 and Table 11

Chart 8 shows the proportion of people who worked zero hours (for any reason) in May 2021 (before the Delta period), August 2021 (during the peak Delta period) and November 2021 (during the recovery period).

Chart 8: Proportion of employed people who worked zero hours, by Industry, in May 2021, August 2021 and November 2021
	May-21 (%)	Aug-21 (%)	Nov-21 (%)
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	3.9	4.8	5.3
Mining	13.3	11.8	13.8
Manufacturing	3.9	6.0	4.2
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	3.2	8.4	8.1
Construction	5.4	11.1	5.6
Wholesale Trade	3.5	5.6	2.9
Retail Trade	4.8	9.6	5.7
Accommodation and Food Services	5.5	16.9	6.0
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	6.7	8.4	7.4
Information Media and Telecommunications	6.1	7.9	6.7
Financial and Insurance Services	4.5	5.4	3.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	2.0	3.6	4.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	3.8	4.3	4.0
Administrative and Support Services	4.4	11.4	6.1
Public Administration and Safety	7.7	7.4	8.0
Education and Training	4.6	7.6	5.0
Health Care and Social Assistance	7.0	9.2	7.3
Arts and Recreation Services	5.4	19.3	8.2
Other Services	3.5	15.1	4.5

Chart 8: Proportion of employed people who worked zero hours, by Industry, in May 2021, August 2021 and November 2021

["","May-21","Aug-21","Nov-21"]

[["Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing","Mining","Manufacturing","Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services","Construction","Wholesale Trade","Retail Trade","Accommodation and Food Services","Transport, Postal and Warehousing","Information Media and Telecommunications","Financial and Insurance Services","Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services","Professional, Scientific and Technical Services","Administrative and Support Services","Public Administration and Safety","Education and Training","Health Care and Social Assistance","Arts and Recreation Services","Other Services"],[[3.8999999999999999],[13.300000000000001],[3.8999999999999999],[3.2000000000000002],[5.4000000000000004],[3.5],[4.7999999999999998],[5.5],[6.7000000000000002],[6.0999999999999996],[4.5],[2],[3.7999999999999998],[4.4000000000000004],[7.7000000000000002],[4.5999999999999996],[7],[5.4000000000000004],[3.5]],[[4.7999999999999998],[11.800000000000001],[6],[8.4000000000000004],[11.1],[5.5999999999999996],[9.5999999999999996],[16.899999999999999],[8.4000000000000004],[7.9000000000000004],[5.4000000000000004],[3.6000000000000001],[4.2999999999999998],[11.4],[7.4000000000000004],[7.5999999999999996],[9.1999999999999993],[19.300000000000001],[15.1]],[[5.2999999999999998],[13.800000000000001],[4.2000000000000002],[8.0999999999999996],[5.5999999999999996],[2.8999999999999999],[5.7000000000000002],[6],[7.4000000000000004],[6.7000000000000002],[3.7999999999999998],[4.7000000000000002],[4],[6.0999999999999996],[8],[5],[7.2999999999999998],[8.1999999999999993],[4.5]]]

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Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed Table 11

Chart 9 shows, for people employed in each industry in August 2021, the proportion who were:

still employed in the same industry in November 2021;
still employed in November 2021 but in a different industry; or
no longer employed in November 2021.

Chart 9: Whether remained employed in November 2021, by Industry in August 2021, Original
	Same industry in August and November (%)	Different industry in November (%)	Not employed in November (%)
Health Care and Social Assistance	87.7	8.5	3.8
Financial and Insurance Services	87	10.3	2.7
Education and Training	86.7	9.7	3.7
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	81.3	12.5	6.2
Mining	81.3	16.2	2.5
Construction	79.8	16.2	4.1
Public Administration and Safety	79.2	18	2.8
Retail Trade	78.6	16.8	4.6
Accommodation and Food Services	78.6	11.5	10
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	77.5	17.3	5.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	76.7	19.3	3.9
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	75.2	21.1	3.7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	71.1	25.9	3
Information Media and Telecommunications	70.5	21.7	7.9
Other Services	69.4	26.3	4.4
Manufacturing	69.2	27.7	3.1
Arts and Recreation Services	66.7	26.6	6.7
Administrative and Support Services	63.9	29.7	6.4
Wholesale Trade	51.3	44.7	4

Chart 9: Whether remained employed in November 2021, by Industry in August 2021, Original

["","Same industry in August and November","Different industry in November","Not employed in November"]

[["Health Care and Social Assistance","Financial and Insurance Services","Education and Training","Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ","Mining","Construction","Public Administration and Safety","Retail Trade","Accommodation and Food Services","Transport, Postal and Warehousing ","Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ","Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ","Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ","Information Media and Telecommunications","Other Services","Manufacturing","Arts and Recreation Services","Administrative and Support Services","Wholesale Trade"],[[87.700000000000003],[87],[86.700000000000003],[81.299999999999997],[81.299999999999997],[79.799999999999997],[79.200000000000003],[78.599999999999994],[78.599999999999994],[77.5],[76.700000000000003],[75.200000000000003],[71.099999999999994],[70.5],[69.400000000000006],[69.200000000000003],[66.700000000000003],[63.899999999999999],[51.299999999999997]],[[8.5],[10.300000000000001],[9.6999999999999993],[12.5],[16.199999999999999],[16.199999999999999],[18],[16.800000000000001],[11.5],[17.300000000000001],[19.300000000000001],[21.100000000000001],[25.899999999999999],[21.699999999999999],[26.300000000000001],[27.699999999999999],[26.600000000000001],[29.699999999999999],[44.700000000000003]],[[3.7999999999999998],[2.7000000000000002],[3.7000000000000002],[6.2000000000000002],[2.5],[4.0999999999999996],[2.7999999999999998],[4.5999999999999996],[10],[5.2000000000000002],[3.8999999999999999],[3.7000000000000002],[3],[7.9000000000000004],[4.4000000000000004],[3.1000000000000001],[6.7000000000000002],[6.4000000000000004],[4]]]

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Source: Longitudinal Labour Force Microdata

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