Care Economy Employment — methodology

What this metric measures

People employed in health care and social assistance — the country's largest employing industry — seasonally adjusted.

Why it matters: Care work is where the jobs are growing fastest and where workforce shortages bite hardest. It shapes hospital, aged care and disability services capacity.

Source & provenance

Publisher

ABS Labour Account (Cat. 6150.0) - Health care and social assistance employed persons

Update frequency

quarterly

Licence

CC BY 4.0

How the score is computed

The score is a 0–100 normalisation of the latest observation, compared to a baseline window. The traffic-light rating (RAG) reflects both the absolute level and the recent trend.

Direction

Higher is better

Trend window

24 months

Baseline

Last 10 years

{
  "red_max_pct_of_baseline": 95,
  "amber_min_pct_of_baseline": 95,
  "green_min_pct_of_baseline": 102
}