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28% of Australian employees are looking for a change

Announcement posted by Roy Morgan Research 12 Jul 2011

Roy Morgan Research
16/05/2011
There are nearly 11 million people in Australia who are in paid employment of which 28% plan to change organisations in the next 12 months. Men are more likely than women to be considering changing organisation.

Overall 29% of men and 26% of women in paid employment are considering changing organisations in the next 12 months.

Of those in paid employment, more men than women in each age group apart from 14-24 are considering changing organisations in the next 12 months. Nearly twice as many young women (39% of women 14-24 years old) are looking at changing organisations than older women (21% of women aged 50+).


Australians considering changing organisations in the next 12 months

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Source: Roy Morgan Single Source: January - December 2010 n= 9,423.


Michael Duncan, Industry Director – Agencies, Roy Morgan Research, says:

“Quality staff have always been critical to the success of any organisation and the retention of these key personnel becomes even more important when we are in a period of high employment.

“With 28% of paid employees considering changing organisations in the next year, companies will need to ensure they provide the flexibility and benefits to retain their best staff.

“A major challenge facing employees is that different people value various benefits very differently, according to their life stage, their aspirations, their occupations and skill levels and risk profiles.

“The Roy Morgan suite of Employment Profiles provides a deep understanding of people in different employment situations: working in the public service, top executives, Occupational Health and Safety Professionals and many more. We also have a range of Profiles of people who work in various different Industries such as Agriculture, Manufacturing, Construction and Retail."


There are nearly 3 million Australians who are currently in paid employment and considering changing organisations in the next 12 months. The media which this group considers most useful in looking for employment / jobs varies according to age; older Australians over 50 years find newspapers most useful while Australians 14-49 find the internet most useful.


Media considered most useful for looking for employment / jobs, by Australians considering changing organisations in the next 12 months.

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Source: Roy Morgan Single Source: January - December 2010, Australians 14+in paid employment and considering changing organisations in the next 12 months n= 2,401* Other Media refers to Magazines, Catalogues, Radio, Television and Yellow Pages.