Australia Unemployment Rate

Country: Australia, AUD
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Labor
Last release
16 Apr 2026 01:30 GMT
Actual
4.3%
Forecast
4.1%
Previous
4.3%
Next release
21 May 2026 01:30 GMT
Actual
Coming in 23 days
Forecast
4.3%
Previous
4.3%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
07 Apr 2011
Mar 2011
4.9%
10 Mar 2011
Feb 2011
5.0%
10 Feb 2011
Jan 2011
5.0%
13 Jan 2011
Dec 2010
5.0%
09 Dec 2010
Nov 2010
5.2%
11 Nov 2010
Oct 2010
5.4%
07 Oct 2010
Sep 2010
5.1%
09 Sept 2010
Aug 2010
5.1%
12 Aug 2010
Jul 2010
5.3%
08 Jul 2010
Jun 2010
5.1%
10 Jun 2010
May 2010
5.2%
13 May 2010
Apr 2010
5.4%
08 Apr 2010
Mar 2010
5.4%
11 Mar 2010
Feb 2010
5.3%
11 Feb 2010
Jan 2010
5.3%
14 Jan 2010
Dec 2009
5.6%
10 Dec 2009
Nov 2009
5.6%
12 Nov 2009
Oct 2009
5.8%
08 Oct 2009
Sep 2009
5.8%
10 Sept 2009
Aug 2009
5.8%

Australia Unemployment Rate shows the share of unemployed persons seeking employment from the overall working-age population.

Unemployment growth is an indication of a decline in the labor market. This may negatively affect the quotes of the Australian dollar.

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