Participation in the Victorian workforce is at a record high

The share of Victorians either working or looking for work (the labour participation rate) is at a record high of 67.9 per cent, and is well above the 2010-19 average.
The strong labour market, with 3.7 million Victorians in employment, reflects more people participating in the workforce.
The participation rate for people aged 15-24 remains higher than the Victorian average at 68.5 per cent, as more job opportunities may have encouraged people to work instead of studying full time.

Figure 2

Victorian labour force participation rate

Date	Participation rate	2010-19 average
Jun-13	65.4%	65.3%
Jul-13	64.9%	65.3%
Aug-13	64.9%	65.3%
Sep-13	64.7%	65.3%
Oct-13	65.0%	65.3%
Nov-13	64.8%	65.3%
Dec-13	64.4%	65.3%
Jan-14	64.7%	65.3%
Feb-14	64.1%	65.3%
Mar-14	64.3%	65.3%
Apr-14	64.2%	65.3%
May-14	64.4%	65.3%
Jun-14	64.4%	65.3%
Jul-14	64.9%	65.3%
Aug-14	64.7%	65.3%
Sep-14	64.9%	65.3%
Oct-14	64.8%	65.3%
Nov-14	64.6%	65.3%
Dec-14	65.1%	65.3%
Jan-15	65.1%	65.3%
Feb-15	65.0%	65.3%
Mar-15	65.1%	65.3%
Apr-15	65.0%	65.3%
May-15	64.8%	65.3%
Jun-15	64.6%	65.3%
Jul-15	65.1%	65.3%
Aug-15	64.3%	65.3%
Sep-15	64.6%	65.3%
Oct-15	64.8%	65.3%
Nov-15	65.1%	65.3%
Dec-15	64.6%	65.3%
Jan-16	64.6%	65.3%
Feb-16	65.0%	65.3%
Mar-16	64.9%	65.3%
Apr-16	64.8%	65.3%
May-16	64.9%	65.3%
Jun-16	65.3%	65.3%
Jul-16	65.5%	65.3%
Aug-16	65.4%	65.3%
Sep-16	65.4%	65.3%
Oct-16	65.8%	65.3%
Nov-16	65.7%	65.3%
Dec-16	66.0%	65.3%
Jan-17	65.4%	65.3%
Feb-17	65.8%	65.3%
Mar-17	65.8%	65.3%
Apr-17	66.1%	65.3%
May-17	66.0%	65.3%
Jun-17	66.0%	65.3%
Jul-17	66.0%	65.3%
Aug-17	66.2%	65.3%
Sep-17	66.3%	65.3%
Oct-17	65.8%	65.3%
Nov-17	65.9%	65.3%
Dec-17	66.3%	65.3%
Jan-18	66.0%	65.3%
Feb-18	65.4%	65.3%
Mar-18	65.5%	65.3%
Apr-18	65.3%	65.3%
May-18	65.5%	65.3%
Jun-18	65.7%	65.3%
Jul-18	65.7%	65.3%
Aug-18	65.4%	65.3%
Sep-18	65.6%	65.3%
Oct-18	65.4%	65.3%
Nov-18	65.9%	65.3%
Dec-18	65.7%	65.3%
Jan-19	65.9%	65.3%
Feb-19	66.0%	65.3%
Mar-19	65.9%	65.3%
Apr-19	65.9%	65.3%
May-19	65.8%	65.3%
Jun-19	65.9%	65.3%
Jul-19	66.0%	65.3%
Aug-19	66.4%	65.3%
Sep-19	66.3%	65.3%
Oct-19	66.3%	65.3%
Nov-19	66.2%	65.3%
Dec-19	66.7%	65.3%
Jan-20	66.8%	65.3%
Feb-20	66.1%	65.3%
Mar-20	66.1%	65.3%
Apr-20	64.2%	65.3%
May-20	63.3%	65.3%
Jun-20	64.3%	65.3%
Jul-20	64.3%	65.3%
Aug-20	63.6%	65.3%
Sep-20	62.5%	65.3%
Oct-20	64.5%	65.3%
Nov-20	65.7%	65.3%
Dec-20	65.7%	65.3%
Jan-21	66.3%	65.3%
Feb-21	66.1%	65.3%
Mar-21	66.5%	65.3%
Apr-21	66.0%	65.3%
May-21	66.0%	65.3%
Jun-21	65.7%	65.3%
Jul-21	66.3%	65.3%
Aug-21	66.5%	65.3%
Sep-21	64.6%	65.3%
Oct-21	64.3%	65.3%
Nov-21	66.6%	65.3%
Dec-21	66.9%	65.3%
Jan-22	66.6%	65.3%
Feb-22	66.8%	65.3%
Mar-22	66.7%	65.3%
Apr-22	67.1%	65.3%
May-22	66.5%	65.3%
Jun-22	66.8%	65.3%
Jul-22	66.4%	65.3%
Aug-22	66.9%	65.3%
Sep-22	66.5%	65.3%
Oct-22	66.7%	65.3%
Nov-22	67.2%	65.3%
Dec-22	66.6%	65.3%
Jan-23	66.5%	65.3%
Feb-23	67.1%	65.3%
Mar-23	67.7%	65.3%
Apr-23	67.2%	65.3%
May-23	67.4%	65.3%
Jun-23	67.4%	65.3%
Jul-23	67.6%	65.3%
Aug-23	67.2%	65.3%
Sep-23	67.1%	65.3%
Oct-23	67.6%	65.3%
Nov-23	67.5%	65.3%
Dec-23	67.2%	65.3%
Jan-24	67.0%	65.3%
Feb-24	67.3%	65.3%
Mar-24	67.4%	65.3%
Apr-24	67.5%	65.3%
May-24	67.8%	65.3%
Jun-24	67.9%	65.3%

Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, June 2024.

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Updated 29 January 2025