Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Australia

Australia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
28th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.9%
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Australia, 2001–2015

00.20.40.60.82001200820152001: 0.864 % of total workers in the service sector2002: 0.863 % of total workers in the service sector2003: 0.872 % of total workers in the service sector2004: 0.868 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.875 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.876 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.883 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.89 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.881 % of total workers in the service sector2010: 0.883 % of total workers in the service sector2011: 0.884 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.891 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.892 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.892 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.898 % of total workers in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the service sector.

Analysis

In 2015, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Australia stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Australia peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2002.

That places Australia 28th out of 92 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
2001 0.9%
2002 0.9% -0.0%
2003 0.9% +1.0%
2004 0.9% -0.5%
2005 0.9% +0.8%
2006 0.9% +0.1%
2007 0.9% +0.8%
2008 0.9% +0.8%
2009 0.9% -1.0%
2010 0.9% +0.3%
2011 0.9% +0.1%
2012 0.9% +0.8%
2013 0.9% +0.1%
2014 0.9% -0.1%
2015 0.9% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 25 Austria 0.9% compare
  2. 26 Estonia 0.9% compare
  3. 27 Ireland 0.9% compare
  4. 29 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
  5. 30 Finland 0.9% compare
  6. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Australia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Australia was 0.9% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
How does Australia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Australia ranks 28th out of 92 countries with data for 2015.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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