City of Sydney

Employed residents

In the City of Sydney, there were 145,718 residents employed in the year ending June 2023.

This indicator shows the estimated number of employed residents of the local area, on an annual basis back to 2001. Employed residents may have a workplace anywhere, inside or outside the area. The dataset is derived from the National Economics microsimulation model, based on the ABS labour force survey.

A growing number of resident employed can indicate a growing economy, or a growing residential population, supplying labour to other areas. To build a more complete picture of the residential economy, this dataset should be viewed in conjunction with Local employment, Employment self-containment, Residents place of work by industry and Residents place of work by occupation datasets.

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Employed residents
City of SydneyGreater Sydney
Year (ending June 30)Number% changeNumber% changeCity of Sydney as a % of Greater Sydney
2023145,718+3.272,852,546+5.825.11
2022141,109-0.082,695,774+0.195.23
2021141,227-1.012,690,549-0.815.25
2020142,664-1.192,712,393-0.595.26
2019144,387+2.332,728,624+2.775.29
2018141,096+3.172,655,179+2.905.31
2017136,757+3.282,580,416+1.525.30
2016132,418+3.422,541,892+4.065.21
2015128,035+2.982,442,701+1.845.24
2014124,327+3.582,398,596+1.055.18
2013120,027+6.162,373,771+2.095.06
2012113,063+3.552,325,091+0.954.86
2011109,190+7.922,303,105+2.384.74
2010101,181+3.492,249,525+0.854.50
200997,768+2.982,230,606+0.934.38
200894,942+4.792,210,019+3.194.30
200790,600+2.532,141,669+1.874.23
200688,363+2.562,102,394+1.664.20
200586,162+5.142,068,007+0.804.17
200481,952+5.422,051,659+0.173.99
200377,741+1.442,048,228+1.673.80
200276,641+6.472,014,639+0.963.80
200171,984--1,995,416--3.61

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Each release may change previous years’ figures. Learn more

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