The statistics provide information on employment in Australia in 2011, categorised by age groups. Overall, employment rates were highest among individuals aged 25 to 54. Additionally, part-time work was more common among women than men across all age categories, with the gender gap being most pronounced in the younger groups.
In terms of age cohort, those 25 to 54 years of age had the highest labour force participation rate, with its figures standing at 83%. This was closely followed by the 20-24 and 55-59 age group, both with around 80% taking part in the labour market. Approximately two-thirds the people at the age bracket from 15 to 19 were employed. At the bottom of the list came people in their 60s, with under 20% still in the workforce
Turning to the bar chart, among those aged 35 to 44, 35% of women were employed in temporary jobs, which was seven times as much as the figure of men. Similarly, this gender gap continued in the 15-19,20-24,25-34 and 45-54, but the difference was that the disparity was not noticeable.Moreover, the highest rate of part-time employment was recorded among the 15-19 age bracket, with nearly 40% of women and above 25% of men. In older age groups such as 55-59,60-64, and 65+, the proportion of part-time workers declined for both genders, yet women still had slightly higher rates than men