Australia Unemployment Rate

Country: Australia, AUD
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Labor
Last release
Actual
4.5%
Forecast
4.3%
Previous
4.3%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 7 days
Forecast
4.3%
Previous
4.5%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Aug 2009
5.8%
Jul 2009
5.7%
Jun 2009
5.8%
May 2009
5.8%
Apr 2009
5.4%
Mar 2009
5.7%
Feb 2009
5.4%
Jan 2009
4.9%
Dec 2008
4.6%
Nov 2008
4.5%
Oct 2008
4.4%
Sep 2008
4.3%
Aug 2008
4.1%
Jul 2008
4.2%
Jun 2008
4.2%
May 2008
4.3%
Apr 2008
4.2%
Mar 2008
4.0%
Feb 2008
4.0%
Jan 2008
4.2%

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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