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Labor force Australia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Australia published Labor force in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 31 editions. Each is shown as published. Labor force in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 31
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Labor force” (1990 to 2025).
field in that editiontext changed from the edition beforenot in that editionthe edition shownChoose an edition on the strip beside the text, or step through them with the arrows. Mark changes compares it with the edition before: the marks are ours, words added and words removed.
2025 edition
Changed since 20247,700,000; 33.8% finance and services, 22.3% public and community services, 20.1% wholesale and retail trade, 16.2% manufacturing and industry, 6.1% agriculture (1987)
7,700,000; 33.8% finance and services, 22.3% public and community services, 20.1% wholesale and retail trade, 16.2% manufacturing and industry, 6.1% agriculture (1987)
7,700,000;
7,700,000; 33.8% finance and services, 22.3% services 33.8%, public and community services, 20.1% services 22.3%, wholesale and retail trade, 16.2% trade 20.1%, manufacturing and industry, 6.1% industry 16.2%, agriculture 6.1% (1987)
8,630,000 (September 1991);
7,700,000; 8,630,000 (September 1991); finance and services 33.8%, public and community
services 22.3%, wholesale and retail trade 20.1%, manufacturing and industry
16.2%, agriculture 6.1% (1987)
8.63 million (September 1991)
- by occupation:
8,630,000 8.63 million (September 1991); 1991)
by occupation:
finance and services 33.8%, public and community
and retail trade 20.1%, manufacturing and industry
(1987)
8.63 million (September 1991)
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
8.63 million (September 1991)
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
8.63 million (September 1991)
- by occupation:
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
8.63 million (September 1991)
by occupation: finance and services 33.8%, public and community
services 22.3%, wholesale and retail trade 20.1%, manufacturing and
industry 16.2%, agriculture 6.1% (1987)
- total:
- 8.4 million (December 1996)
- by occupation :
8.63 total: 8.4 million (September 1991) (December 1996)
by occupation: occupation : finance and services 33.8%, 34%, public and community
services 22.3%, 23%, wholesale and retail trade 20.1%, 20%, manufacturing and
industry 16.2%, 17%, agriculture 6.1% (1987) 6% (1987 est.)
- total:
- 9.2 million (December 1997)
- by occupation:
Rewritten: too little of the 1997 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 9.2 million (December 1997)
by occupation: services 73%, industry 22%, agriculture 5% (1997 est.)
9.2 million (December 1997)
total: 9.2 million (December 1997)
by occupation: services 73%, industry 22%, agriculture 5% (1997 est.)
8.9 million (December 1999)
9.2 8.9 million (December 1997) 1999)
9.5 million (December 1999)
8.9 9.5 million (December 1999)
9.2 million (December 2001 )
9.5 9.2 million (December 1999) 2001 )
9.2 million (37256)
9.2 million (December 2001 ) (37256)
10.19 million (37256)
9.2 10.19 million (37256)
10.35 million (2004 est.)
10.19 10.35 million (37256) (2004 est.)
10.42 million (2005 est.)
10.35 10.42 million (2004 (2005 est.)
10.74 million (2006 est.)
10.42 10.74 million (2005 (2006 est.)
10.95 million (2007 est.)
10.74 10.95 million (2006 (2007 est.)
11.25 million (2008 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 45
10.95 11.25 million (2007 (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world:
45
11.62 million (2010 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 44
11.25 11.62 million (2008 (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:45 44
11.87 million (2010 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 43
11.62 11.87 million (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:44 43
12.27 million (2012 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 43
11.87 12.27 million (2010 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:
43
12.15 million (2012 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 43
12.27 12.15 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:
43
12.44 million (2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 43
12.15 12.44 million (2012 (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:
43
12.37 million (2014 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 43
12.44 12.37 million (2013 (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world:
12.5 million (2015 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 45
12.37 12.5 million (2014 (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43 45
12.74 million (2016 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 43
12.5 12.74 million (2015 (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45 43
The same text in 2018 and 2019.
12.91 million (2017 est.)
12.74 12.91 million (2016 (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
The same text in 3 editions, 2020 to 2022.
12.568 million (2020 est.)
12.91 12.568 million (2017 (2020 est.)
13.786 million (2021 est.)
12.568 13.786 million (2020 (2021 est.)
14.501 million (2023 est.)
note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
13.786 14.501 million (2021 (2023 est.)
note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
14.912 million (2024 est.)
note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
14.501 14.912 million (2023 (2024 est.)
note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Australia: Labor force.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/australia/labor-force.