The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released its report on Labour Mobility, presenting findings about people aged 15 years and over who, within the 12 months to February 2012, either had a change of employer/business in their main job, or had some change in work with their current employer/business, for whom they had worked for one year or more.

 

The survey found that of the 11.4 million persons who were working at February 2012, 80% (9.1 million) had been with their current employer/business for one year or more and 20% (2.3 million) had

been with their current employer/business for less than 12 months.

 

Occupation groups which had the highest proportion of persons who had worked with their current employer for 5 years or more were:

  • Managers 60%;
  • Professionals 49%; and
  • Clerical and administrative workers 47%.

 

Workers in these occupations were also least likely to have worked for their current employer/business for less than one year.

 

Proportionally more persons in the following occupation groups worked with their current employer for less than one year:

  • Sales workers and Labourers (each 27%);
  • Machinery operators and drivers 26%; and
  • Community and personal service workers 25%.

 

The full report is available here.