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
15 Aug 2024
Jul 2024
4.2%
4.1%
18 Jul 2024
Jun 2024
4.1%
4.0%
13 Jun 2024
May 2024
4.0%
4.0%
16 May 2024
Apr 2024
4.1%
4.0%
18 Apr 2024
Mar 2024
3.8%
3.9%
21 Mar 2024
Feb 2024
3.7%
4.1%
15 Feb 2024
Jan 2024
4.1%
3.9%
18 Jan 2024
Dec 2023
3.9%
3.7%
14 Dec 2023
Nov 2023
3.9%
3.6%
16 Nov 2023
Oct 2023
3.7%
3.6%
19 Oct 2023
Sep 2023
3.6%
3.9%
14 Sept 2023
Aug 2023
3.7%
3.6%
17 Aug 2023
Jul 2023
3.7%
3.4%
20 Jul 2023
Jun 2023
3.5%
3.8%
15 Jun 2023
May 2023
3.6%
3.8%
18 May 2023
Apr 2023
3.7%
3.3%
13 Apr 2023
Mar 2023
3.5%
3.5%
16 Mar 2023
Feb 2023
3.5%
3.9%
16 Feb 2023
Jan 2023
3.7%
3.6%
19 Jan 2023
Dec 2022
3.5%
3.2%

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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