Employed persons
Employed persons, Australia · Australian Bureau of Statistics · September 2026
Employed persons 14,782,700 in September 2026, down 39,300 on the month and up 1.2% over the year.
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What the numbers say
Australia employed persons stood at 14,782,700 in September 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That was down 39,300 on the month from 14,822,000 in August 2026, and up 1.2% over the year from September 2025 to September 2026. The August 2026 figure of 14,822,000 is the peak, the highest since the series began in February 1978, and the September 2026 figure is 0.3% below the peak. The series starts at the low of 5,997,200 in February 1978.
How many people are employed in Australia?
Australia had 14,782,700 employed persons in September 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That was down 39,300 on the month from 14,822,000 in August 2026.
Is employment in Australia growing?
Employed persons in Australia were up 1.2% over the year from September 2025 to September 2026. The September 2026 figure of 14,782,700 was down 39,300 on the month and is 0.3% below the peak of 14,822,000 in August 2026.
How much has employment changed over the year?
Employed persons in Australia were up 1.2% over the year from September 2025 to September 2026. The September 2026 figure was 14,782,700.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 15 October 2026
Recent months
| Month | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 14,782,700 | final |
| August 2026 | 14,822,000 | final |
| July 2026 | 14,792,700 | final |
| June 2026 | 14,809,800 | final |
| May 2026 | 14,733,400 | final |
| April 2026 | 14,698,500 | final |
| March 2026 | 14,739,700 | final |
| February 2026 | 14,718,500 | final |
Full series · 584 months · CSV · JSON
Australia employed persons measures the number of people in Australia counted as employed, expressed in thousands of persons. The latest reading is 14,782,700 for September 2026. The series is published monthly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and runs from February in the late nineteen-seventies onward, giving a continuous monthly record to the current period. It counts people, not hours or jobs, so a person holding more than one job is included once. No other series sits in this family. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS release pages (CPI, WPI, labour force, lending), retrieved 15 October 2026. CC BY 4.0.
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- Computed by Numbra from α.