Australia Yearbook - 2001

Chapter 6—Labour 231
Private sector
Public sector
6.25 EMPLOYEE JOBS, By Sector,
Trend Estimates
million
6
5
4
3
2
Feb
1992
Feb
1994
Feb
1996
Feb
1998
1
Feb
2000
Source: Wage and Salary Earners, Australia (6248.0).
Forms of employment
There is a diverse range of employment
arrangements in the Australian labour market.
The Forms of Employment Survey, first
conducted in August 1998, examined some of the
key factors relating to employment arrangements.
The employment types classification used in the
Forms of Employment Survey differs from the
status in employment classification used in the
Labour Force Survey, in that the employment
types classification uses more detailed
information to classify employment
arrangements.
In August 1998, some 59% of employed persons
were employees with leave entitlements, 18%
identified themselves as being casually employed,
and 20% worked in their own business. Table 6.26
shows the number of people in each employment
type. Males formed the majority in each
employment type, with the exception of
self-identified casuals (61% of this group were
females).
In August 1998 there were 268,300 persons
working on fixed-term contracts, and a further
610,900 persons who worked in their own
business and undertook contract work. The
majority of people working in their own business
were independent of their client (85%).
In August 1998, 21% of employed persons had
worked for their employer/business for less than
one year and a further 21% had worked for their
current employer/business for one to two years. A
further 38% had worked for their current
employer/business for six years or more.
An estimated 84,300 persons reported that they
were paid by an employment agency. Some 65%
of these persons were self-identified casuals, 53%
were females and 38% were aged 25–34 years.
6.26 EMPLOYED PERSONS—August 1998
Males
Females
Persons
Employment type
'000
'000
'000
Employees with leave entitlements 2 835.7 2 104.0 4 939.7
Self-identified casuals 580.4 906.5 1 486.9
Other employed persons 182.8 116.7 299.5
Owner managers of incorporated enterprises 409.8 181.1 590.9
Owner managers of unincorporated enterprises 735.5 343.3 1 078.8
Total(a) 4 744.2 3 651.6 8 395.8
(a) Excludes contributing family workers and persons who worked only for payment in kind.
Source: Forms of Employment, August 1998 (6359.0).