The AWRS collected information about where employees want to be in 12 months' time.
The options presented to employees to choose from included working for the same employer in the same or different role or working for a different employer in the same industry or a different industry.
Three-quarters (76%) of employees indicated that they wanted to remain with their employer for the next 12 months.
Table 6.7 shows that over half (57%) of employees reported that they wanted to be working for their employer in the same role in 12 months time. A desire to remain in their current role was highest among employees in the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (66%) and Education and Training (64%) industries, and lowest among employees in the Accommodation and Food Services (46%) industry.
Table 6.7: Employee intentions in the next 12 months by industry, per cent of employees
|
Working for the same employer in the same role (%) |
Working for the same employer in a different role (%) |
Working for a different employer in the same industry (%) |
Working in another industry (%) |
No longer working (%) |
Other (%) |
Unsure (%) |
---|
All industries |
56.9 |
18.6 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
8.1 |
Mining |
56.1 |
22.9 |
10.7 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
Manufacturing |
61.7 |
15.0 |
4.1 |
6.7 |
3.2 |
0.7 |
8.6 |
Electricity, gas, water and waste services |
66.2 |
17.6 |
2.2 |
8.1 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
3.7 |
Construction |
62.5 |
19.2 |
7.2 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
5.1 |
Wholesale trade |
58.1 |
18.6 |
3.7 |
6.5 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
9.2 |
Retail trade |
54.4 |
18.7 |
4.3 |
9.6 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
9.5 |
Accommodation and food services |
45.7 |
17.1 |
5.4 |
14.9 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
10.9 |
Transport, postal and warehousing |
59.4 |
17.1 |
4.3 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
8.8 |
Information media and telecommunications |
52.6 |
20.9 |
6.1 |
3.9 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
11.7 |
Financial and insurance services |
58.1 |
21.2 |
4.7 |
6.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
8.0 |
Rental, hiring and real estate services |
59.6 |
19.7 |
2.2 |
9.2 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
8.0 |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
53.4 |
27.4 |
6.3 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
Administrative and support services |
50.8 |
21.1 |
3.9 |
12.2 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
9.0 |
Public administration and safety |
51.8 |
26.6 |
7.3 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
6.9 |
Education and training |
64.0 |
14.3 |
7.2 |
4.4 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
7.4 |
Health care and social assistance |
57.7 |
16.8 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
Arts and recreation services |
53.6 |
17.9 |
7.9 |
10.1 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
7.8 |
Other services
|
56.3 |
15.1 |
7.4 |
8.1 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
8.7 |