The latest ABS Job Mobility data, Feb-24 is now available. Released annually, this data records job mobility rates, or the percentage of employed people who change jobs each year.
For the year ending February 2024, overall job mobility decreased to 8%, down from 9.5% in 2023 and 2022. The lowest rate recorded was 7.5% in 2021.
Key Insights for the Health Care and Social Assistance Industry
New Entrant numbers are keeping up: The Health Care and Social Assistance industry had the highest number of new entrants, with 239,900 starting their current job in the year to February 2024. This accounts for over 10% of the industry's workforce. New entrants include:
- Individuals starting their first job.
- Those returning to work after a job loss or absence of over 12 months.
- Workers resuming a previously held job after a break.
Job Mobility rates are decreasing: Job mobility in the Health Care and Social Assistance industry dropped to 6.9% - down from 7.5% in 2023 and a peak of 8.7% in 2022.
Job mobility is decreasing across major occupation groups: Fewer Professionals are changing jobs (7% in February 2024, down from 8.8% in February 2023). Fewer Community and Personal Service Workers are changing jobs (9.6% in February 2024, down from 10.7% in February 2023).
Largest share of people changing jobs: The Health Care and Social Assistance industry accounted for 13.3% of all job changes in the year ending February 2024, the largest share among all industries.
For more detailed insights, visit the ABS Job Mobility report.
