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
06 Dec 2012
Nov 2012
5.3%
08 Nov 2012
Oct 2012
5.4%
11 Oct 2012
Sep 2012
5.4%
06 Sept 2012
Aug 2012
5.1%
09 Aug 2012
Jul 2012
5.2%
12 Jul 2012
Jun 2012
5.3%
07 Jun 2012
May 2012
5.1%
10 May 2012
Apr 2012
5.0%
12 Apr 2012
Mar 2012
5.2%
08 Mar 2012
Feb 2012
5.2%
16 Feb 2012
Jan 2012
5.1%
19 Jan 2012
Dec 2011
5.2%
08 Dec 2011
Nov 2011
5.2%
10 Nov 2011
Oct 2011
5.2%
13 Oct 2011
Sep 2011
5.2%
08 Sept 2011
Aug 2011
5.3%
11 Aug 2011
Jul 2011
5.1%
07 Jul 2011
Jun 2011
4.9%
09 Jun 2011
May 2011
4.9%
12 May 2011
Apr 2011
4.9%

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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