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 22 days
Forecast
4.3%
Previous
4.3%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
06 Aug 2009
Jul 2009
5.7%
09 Jul 2009
Jun 2009
5.8%
11 Jun 2009
May 2009
5.8%
07 May 2009
Apr 2009
5.4%
09 Apr 2009
Mar 2009
5.7%
12 Mar 2009
Feb 2009
5.4%
12 Feb 2009
Jan 2009
4.9%
15 Jan 2009
Dec 2008
4.6%
11 Dec 2008
Nov 2008
4.5%
06 Nov 2008
Oct 2008
4.4%
09 Oct 2008
Sep 2008
4.3%
11 Sept 2008
Aug 2008
4.1%
07 Aug 2008
Jul 2008
4.2%
10 Jul 2008
Jun 2008
4.2%
12 Jun 2008
May 2008
4.3%
08 May 2008
Apr 2008
4.2%
10 Apr 2008
Mar 2008
4.0%
13 Mar 2008
Feb 2008
4.0%
14 Feb 2008
Jan 2008
4.2%
17 Jan 2008
Dec 2007
4.3%

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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