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
14 Dec 2017
Nov 2017
5.4%
5.4%
16 Nov 2017
Oct 2017
5.4%
5.5%
19 Oct 2017
Sep 2017
5.5%
14 Sept 2017
Aug 2017
5.6%
17 Aug 2017
Jul 2017
5.6%
20 Jul 2017
Jun 2017
5.6%
15 Jun 2017
May 2017
5.5%
18 May 2017
Apr 2017
5.7%
13 Apr 2017
Mar 2017
5.9%
16 Mar 2017
Feb 2017
5.9%
16 Feb 2017
Jan 2017
5.7%
19 Jan 2017
Dec 2016
5.8%
15 Dec 2016
Nov 2016
5.7%
17 Nov 2016
Oct 2016
5.6%
20 Oct 2016
Sep 2016
5.6%
15 Sept 2016
Aug 2016
5.6%
18 Aug 2016
Jul 2016
5.7%
14 Jul 2016
Jun 2016
5.8%
16 Jun 2016
May 2016
5.7%
19 May 2016
Apr 2016
5.7%

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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