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 Apr 2016
Mar 2016
5.7%
17 Mar 2016
Feb 2016
5.8%
18 Feb 2016
Jan 2016
6.0%
14 Jan 2016
Dec 2015
5.8%
10 Dec 2015
Nov 2015
5.8%
12 Nov 2015
Oct 2015
5.9%
15 Oct 2015
Sep 2015
6.2%
10 Sept 2015
Aug 2015
6.2%
06 Aug 2015
Jul 2015
6.3%
09 Jul 2015
Jun 2015
6.0%
11 Jun 2015
May 2015
6.0%
07 May 2015
Apr 2015
6.2%
16 Apr 2015
Mar 2015
6.1%
12 Mar 2015
Feb 2015
6.2%
12 Feb 2015
Jan 2015
6.4%
15 Jan 2015
Dec 2014
6.1%
11 Dec 2014
Nov 2014
6.2%
06 Nov 2014
Oct 2014
6.2%
09 Oct 2014
Sep 2014
6.2%
11 Sept 2014
Aug 2014
6.0%

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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