Productivity and the Structure of Employment

This Staff Research Paper by Paula Barnes, Rick Johnson, Anthony Kulys and Scott Hook, examines the association between productivity growth and the structure of employment in Australia.

The paper examines the structure of employment defined by industry, skill, age, part-time and casual employment status and the distribution of earnings. Employment patterns, and changes in employment profiles, are examined for differences between high productivity growth industry sectors and low productivity growth industry sectors.

The paper is part of a stream of ongoing work at the Productivity Commission on microeconomic reform, productivity growth and employment.