Job mobility remained at 9.5 per cent for a second year in a row, the highest rate in a decade, according to annual statistics released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Bjorn Jarvis, ABS head of labour statistics, said: “In the 12 months to February 2023, 1.3 million or 9.5 per cent of employed people changed their employer or business. This was the same as the year ending February 2022, meaning job mobility remained at its highest rate in a decade.
“Job mobility in Australia has generally been trending down for decades and reached a record low of 7.5 per cent during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the 2023 figure might be higher, and is in fact the highest it’s been since the early 2010s, it’s still relatively low compared to earlier decades.”
| Persons (%) | Males (%) | Females (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.3 |
| 1973 | |||
| 1974 | |||
| 1975 | |||
| 1976 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 14.2 |
| 1977 | |||
| 1978 | |||
| 1979 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 13.8 |
| 1980 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 |
| 1981 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 15.1 |
| 1982 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 15.7 |
| 1983 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 13.4 |
| 1984 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 12.9 |
| 1985 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.1 |
| 1986 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
| 1987 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 15.9 |
| 1988 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 17.1 |
| 1989 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 18.8 |
| 1990 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.4 |
| 1991 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 13.7 |
| 1992 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 11.9 |
| 1993 | |||
| 1994 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
| 1995 | |||
| 1996 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 13.1 |
| 1997 | |||
| 1998 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.3 |
| 1999 | |||
| 2000 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
| 2001 | |||
| 2002 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.4 |
| 2003 | |||
| 2004 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| 2005 | |||
| 2006 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
| 2007 | |||
| 2008 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| 2009 | |||
| 2010 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.6 |
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| 2013 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 8.6 |
| 2014 | |||
| 2015 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| 2016 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.0 |
| 2018 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.1 |
| 2020 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.8 |
| 2021 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 2022 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.9 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
Note: Data for 2015 to 2023 are available from Table 01 of Job Mobility
