Labour Market Statistics
The future sustainability of Western Australia’s economy heavily relies on strong labour market performance and the maintenance of a skilled workforce.
The labour market statistics information on this website is designed to inform a range of users who are interested in Western Australia's labour market performance.
Key Labour Market Indicators - provides current information on Western Australia's labour market performance. It includes information on wages, employment growth, inflation, unemployment, labour market participation, industrial disputation and agreement making.
Industry Statistical Overviews - highlights key statistics for the largest employing industries in Western Australia. It includes information on industry employment growth, employee composition, educational qualifications and average weekly earnings.
Occupation Overviews – highlights key statistics for the major occupational groups in Western Australia. It includes information on occupational growth, composition, educational qualifications and average weekly earnings.
State Industrial Relations Coverage in WA: How many employees are covered? - It is difficult to determine exactly how many employees are within State industrial relations jurisdiction because comprehensive data is not available.
Different data sources estimate a range of 21.7 per cent to 36.2 per cent of Western Australian workers being covered by the State industrial relations system.
This document provides detailed analysis of the different data collection methods, as well as other useful information such as ‘pay setting methods’ and ‘type of legal organisation’ by state or industry, as well as number of small businesses by State.