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AU Unemployment Rate
Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions;
- AU Unemployment Rate Graph
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| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Jun 24, 2026 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| May 20, 2026 | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
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- AU Unemployment Rate News
From msn.com|Jun 24, 2026|2 commentsAustralias unemployment rate fell and the economy added more jobs than expected in May, keeping the door open for the central bank to raise interest rates further in its bid to tame inflation. Unemployment fell to 4.4% in May from 4.5% in April, with total employment rising by 40,300, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. Economists had expected the jobless rate to fall but only anticipated about 32,000 additional jobs. The economy added back almost all the 40,700 jobs the ABS said were lost in April, when the ...
From abs.gov.au|Jun 24, 2026|20 commentsIn seasonally adjusted terms, in May 2026: the employment-to-population ratio increased 0.1ppts to 63.8%. the unemployment rate decreased by 0.1ppts to 4.4%. In trend terms, in May 2026: the employment-to-population ratio remained at 63.8%. the unemployment rate increased marginally to 4.4%. tables In May 2026, employment increased by 40,300 people (0.3%) to 14,738,800 people in seasonally adjusted terms. Full-time employment increased by 5,200 to 10,140,800 people, and part-time employment increased by 35,200 to 4,598,000 ...
From abs.gov.au|May 20, 2026|9 commentsIn seasonally adjusted terms, in April 2026: Employment decreased by 18,600 to 14,737,400 people. The unemployment rate increased by 0.2ppt to 4.5%. In trend terms, in April 2026: Employment increased by 22,100 to 14,753,800 people. The unemployment rate remained at 4.3%. tables Estimates of changes throughout this release are calculated using un-rounded level estimates and may be different from, but are more accurate than, movements obtained from the rounded level estimates. For definitions of labour statistics used in ...
- From abs.gov.au|Apr 15, 2026|1 comment
In trend terms, in March 2026: Unemployment rate remained at 4.3%. Participation rate remained at 66.8%. Employment increased to 14,762,800. Employment to population ratio remained at 64.0%. Underemployment rate remained at 5.9%. Monthly hours worked increased to 2,015 million. In seasonally adjusted terms, in March 2026: Unemployment rate remained at 4.3%. Participation rate decreased to 66.8%. Employment increased to 14,767,700. Employment to population ratio remained at 64.0%. Underemployment rate remained at ...
- From abs.gov.au|Mar 18, 2026
In trend terms, in February 2026: unemployment rate decreased to 4.2%. participation rate remained at 66.8%. employment increased to 14,721,400. employment to population ratio increased to 64.0%. underemployment rate remained at 5.9%. monthly hours worked increased to 2,009 million. In seasonally adjusted terms, in February 2026: unemployment rate increased to 4.3%. participation rate increased to 66.9%. employment increased to 14,748,700. employment to population ratio remained at 64.0%. underemployment rate ...
From fpmarkets.com|Feb 23, 2026When the RBA last met at the start of this month, the Board unanimously voted to increase the cash rate by 25 bps to 3.85% from 3.60%, though it did so cautiously. For me, the meeting was a blend of hawkish intent and measured restraint, suggesting that while the central bank is serious about controlling inflationary pressures and that it is its primary concern, it did not explicitly commit to aggressive tightening and that future moves would be dependent on incoming data. This week welcomes the January Australian CPI inflation ...
- From abs.gov.au|Feb 18, 2026|3 comments
In trend terms, in January 2026: unemployment rate decreased to 4.1%. participation rate decreased to 66.7%. employment increased to 14,705,800. employment to population ratio increased to 64.0%. underemployment rate remained at 5.9%. monthly hours worked increased to 2,007 million. In seasonally adjusted terms, in January 2026: unemployment rate remained at 4.1%. participation rate remained at 66.7%. employment increased to 14,703,800. employment to population ratio decreased to 63.9%. underemployment rate ...
- From abs.gov.au|Jan 21, 2026|3 comments
In trend terms, in December 2025: unemployment rate decreased to 4.2%. participation rate remained at 66.8%. employment increased to 14,686,100. employment to population ratio remained at 64.0%. underemployment rate remained at 5.9%. monthly hours worked increased to 1,997 million. In seasonally adjusted terms, in December 2025: unemployment rate decreased to 4.1%. participation rate increased to 66.7%. employment increased to 14,684,100. employment to population ratio increased to 64.0%. underemployment rate ...
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