In 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 this publication, please refer to Glossary of Labour Force, Australia methodology. (full story)