Employment Rate in Australia increased to 64.40 percent in April from 64.10 percent in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Australia remained unchanged at 4.10 percent in April. This dataset provides - Australia Unemployment Rate at 5.8% in December - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The number of employed people in Australia lies at approximately 14.62 million people in 2025.Fluctuating rise between 1980 and 2025Compared to the earliest depicted observation from 1980 there is a total increase by approximately 8.33 million people. Looking at the trajectory between 1980 and 2025, one can observe that this increase however did not happen continuously.Continuous rise between 2025 and 2026The number will be around 14.84 million people in 2026, according to forecasts. There is an overall increase by approximately 220 thousand people since 2025. This growth reflects a steady upward trend.The indicator describes the number of employed people. This refers to persons who during a pre-defined period, either: a) performed wage or salary work, b) held a formal attachment to their job (even if not currently working), (c) performed for-profit work for personal or family gain , (d) were with an enterprise although temporarily not at work for any specific reason.

Depicted is the unemployment rate in Australia which lies at approximately 4.33 percent in 2025.Fluctuating decline between 1980 and 2025Compared to the earliest depicted observation from 1980 this is a total decrease by approximately 1.80 percentage points. The trajectory from 1980 to 2025 shows however that this decrease did not happen continuously.Fluctuating rise between 2025 and 2030The rate will be roughly 4.45 percent in 2030, according to forecasts. This indicates an overall increase by approximately 0.12 percentage points since 2025.This indicator describes the unemployment rate which can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. The latter defines it as the number of unemployed people divided by the total labour force.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Total: From 25 to 54 Years for Australia (LREM25TTAUM156S) from Feb 1978 to Mar 2025 about 25 to 54 years, employment-population ratio, Australia, employment, population, and rate.

Australia Unemployment Rate: Victoria data was reported at 4.590 % in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.995 % for Feb 2025. Australia Unemployment Rate: Victoria data is updated monthly, averaging 5.938 % from Feb 1978 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 566 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.171 % in Feb 1994 and a record low of 3.101 % in Jul 2022. Australia Unemployment Rate: Victoria data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G040: Unemployment Rate. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Unemployment Rate: Western Australia data was reported at 3.775 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.612 % for Feb 2025. Unemployment Rate: Western Australia data is updated monthly, averaging 6.157 % from Feb 1978 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 566 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.345 % in Jan 1992 and a record low of 2.191 % in Oct 2008. Unemployment Rate: Western Australia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G040: Unemployment Rate. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Key information about Australia Unemployment Rate

• Australia Unemployment Rate increased to 4.11% in Jan 2025, from the previously reported figure of 3.98% in Dec 2024.
• Australia Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Feb 1978 to Jan 2025, with an average rate of 6.13%.
• The data reached an all-time high of 11.22% in Dec 1992 and a record low of 3.45% in Oct 2022.
• The data is reported by reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics.
• In the latest reports, Australia Population reached 26.95 million people in Dec 2023.

In June 2023, South Australia had the highest unemployment rate among all states and territories in Australia with approximately 4.2 percent of those eligible to work jobs not in employment. The Australian Capital Territory had the second highest unemployment rate of 3.9 percent.

Unemployment Figures 

Australian unemployment figures had remained relatively stable, hovering between four to six percent for some time before recently dropping to 3.5 percent in June 2023. Unemployment levels and the economy have regularly been a priority of the Australian government and unemployment remains a key political platform for the major parties during elections. However, long-term unemployment remains a concern, with the rate almost doubling between 2009 and 2019.

Unemployment among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 

The employment outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders in Australia remain a key indicator for the ongoing inequality experienced by this population group. The figures remain high, especially among Aboriginal youths aged 15 to 24 years old, with almost one-fifth who are out of regular employment as of 2015. This meant that more than 25 thousand Aboriginal youths were out of work and struggling to find employment in that year.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Unemployment Rate Female: From 15 to 24 Years for Australia (LRUN24FEAUM156N) from Feb 1978 to Mar 2025 about 15 to 24 years, Australia, females, unemployment, and rate.

Australia Unemployment Rate: Trend data was reported at 4.048 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.043 % for Feb 2025. Australia Unemployment Rate: Trend data is updated monthly, averaging 6.118 % from Feb 1978 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 566 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.112 % in Nov 1992 and a record low of 3.488 % in Sep 2022. Australia Unemployment Rate: Trend data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G040: Unemployment Rate.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Total: From 55 to 64 Years for Australia (LREM55TTAUQ156N) from Q2 1978 to Q1 2025 about 55 to 64 years, employment-population ratio, Australia, employment, population, and rate.

Youth Unemployment Rate in Australia decreased to 8.80 percent in April from 8.90 percent in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Youth Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Australia Employment: Trend: Mining data was reported at 326.344 Person th in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 314.914 Person th for Nov 2024. Australia Employment: Trend: Mining data is updated quarterly, averaging 108.821 Person th from Nov 1984 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 162 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 326.344 Person th in Feb 2025 and a record low of 78.873 Person th in Feb 2001. Australia Employment: Trend: Mining data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G021: Employment: by Industry.

Australia Unemployment Rate: Looking for Full Time Work data was reported at 4.300 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.211 % for Feb 2025. Australia Unemployment Rate: Looking for Full Time Work data is updated monthly, averaging 6.192 % from Feb 1978 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 566 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.068 % in Feb 1993 and a record low of 3.070 % in Nov 2022. Australia Unemployment Rate: Looking for Full Time Work data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G040: Unemployment Rate. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Unemployment Rate Total: From 55 to 64 Years for Australia (LRUN55TTAUM156S) from Feb 1978 to Mar 2025 about 55 to 64 years, Australia, unemployment, and rate.

Australia Unemployment Rate: 15-19 Years data was reported at 13.976 % in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.168 % for Feb 2025. Australia Unemployment Rate: 15-19 Years data is updated monthly, averaging 17.343 % from Feb 1978 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 566 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.411 % in Jan 1992 and a record low of 9.294 % in Jul 2022. Australia Unemployment Rate: 15-19 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G041: Unemployment Rate: by Age, Sex and Status.

The youth unemployment rate in Australia increased by 1.1 percentage points (+13.13 percent) compared to the previous year. In total, the youth unemployment rate amounted to 9.47 percent in 2024. This increase was preceded by a declining youth unemployment rate.The youth unemployment rate refers to the share of the workforce aged 15 to 24 that is currently not working but is actively searching for work. It does not include the economically inactive population, such as the long-term unemployed or full-time students.Find more key insights for the youth unemployment rate in countries like Fiji and Tonga.

Employment in Australia increased by 89000 in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Australia Employment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

This dataset presents the change in employment through a projection of employment by industries for the Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) regions projected from 2019 to May 2024. The boundaries for this dataset follow the 2016 edition of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

The Australian Department of Education, Skills and Employment publishes a range of labour market data on its Labour Market Information Portal. The data provided includes unemployment rate, employment rate, participation rate, youth unemployment rate, unemployment duration, population by age group and employment by industry and occupation.

Each year, the National Skills Commission produces employment projections by industry, occupation, skill level and region for the following five-year period. These employment projections are designed to provide a guide to the future direction of the labour market, however, like all such exercises, they are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty.

The 2019 employment projections are based on the forecasted and projected total employment growth rates published in the 2019-20 Budget, the Labour Force Survey (LFS) data (June 2019) for total employment, and the quarterly detailed LFS data (May 2019) for industry employment data.

AURIN has spatially enabled the original data. Data Source: Department of Jobs and Small Business 2019 Employment Projections, Five Years to May 2024. The 2019 employment projections do not take account of any impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are therefore no longer reflective of current labour market conditions. As such, they should be used, and interpreted, with extreme caution.. The region named "Western Australia - Outback (North and South)" in the original data has been omitted as it did not match a region within the SA4 2016 ASGS.