Gender Divide

The top 10 (in descending order) industries hiring in the March 2023 Quarter are:

For Males...

Hospitality & Tourism

Trades & Services

Administration & Office Support

Retail

Health & Medical

Trades & Services

Transport & Logistics

Manufacturing

Hospitality & Tourism

Retail

Education & Training

Community Services

Observations:

• Women make up 49% of the customers we service who receive unemployment benefits, yet only 40.4% of the employment instances for March 2023 Quarter, down from 41.8% in December 2022 Quarter. This suggests the composition of roles that women hold which are more likely to be seasonal (i.e. shorter-term) employment.

6 8 10 6. Manufacturing 7. Education & Training 8. Community Services 9. Customer Service & Call Centre 10. Transport & Logistics

Agriculture, Animals & Conservation

Mining & Energy

Customer Service & Call Centre

Construction

Administration & Support

• Traditional gender-dominated roles haven’t shifted. Whilst there is a lot which is publicised regarding efforts to break out of stereotypical jobs, the data shows that there is still a lot more work to do to achieve gender parity across many roles.

• Males continue to be overrepresented in roles such as builder’s labourers and truck drivers while females are overrepresented in sales assistance roles in retail and within the health and medical industry, particularly aged care.

For Comparison: Top Hiring Industries for males (December 2022 Quarter) 1. Trades & Services 2. Manufacturing 3. Transport & Logistics 4. Hospitality & Tourism 5. Retail

6. Agriculture, Animals & Conservation 7. Customer Service & Call Centre 8. Construction 9. Mining & Energy 10. Administration & Support