Labor Force Participation Rate in Australia decreased to 67 percent in May from 67.10 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Australia Labor Force Participation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business publishes a range of labour market data on its Labour Market Information Portal website (lmip.gov.au). The link below provides data from the Labour Force Survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The boundaries used in this survey are known as Statistical Area 4 regions. 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.

Labor force, total in Australia was reported at 14911672 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Labor force, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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.

In Australia, employment decreased in the majority of states between March 2020 and October 2020. Northern Territory and Victoria saw the greatest employment loss, accounting for five and 4.1 percent. Meanwhile, 141,100 people lost their jobs in Victoria, and 52,300 people lost their employment in New South Wales.

This dataset provides values for LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS INDEX reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

The Small Area Labour Markets publication presents regional estimates of unemployment, labour force and the unemployment rate for the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) ABS Statistical Area Level 2s (SA2s) and Local Government Areas (LGAs). This dataset is provided by Department of Jobs and Small Business.

Employment declined during the initial months of COVID-19 between March and May 2020 in Australia. Part-time employment fell by **** percent, whereas full-time employment fell by *** percent during the period. In the later months of COVID-19, part-time employment grew sharply by ** percent. On the other hand, full-time employment only increased by a meager *** percent in the same time.

The Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business publishes a range of labour market data on its Labour Market Information Portal website (lmip.gov.au). The link below provides data …Show full descriptionThe Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business publishes a range of labour market data on its Labour Market Information Portal website (lmip.gov.au). The link below provides data for the boundaries used by the Department in its administration of jobactive. These boundaries are known as Employment Regions. The data provided includes: jobactive caseload data (Australian Government Department of Employment administrative data); Centrelink administrative data - Australian Government Department of Employment extract; Unemployment rates (Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey data and Australian Government Department of Employment estimates, derived from Small Area Labour Markets estimates); Employment by industry and occupation (Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey data and Census of Population and Housing data); Population by age group data (Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey data and Australian Bureau of Statistics Estimated Resident Population).

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Labor Force Total: From 15 to 64 Years for Australia (LFAC64TTAUM647S) from Feb 1978 to Apr 2025 about 15 to 64 years, Australia, labor force, and labor.

Australia Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 9.175 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.326 % for 2022. Australia Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 13.279 % from Dec 1979 (Median) to 2023, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.765 % in 1992 and a record low of 9.017 % in 2008. Australia Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Labor Force Participation Rate Total: From 25 to 54 Years for Australia (LRAC25TTAUQ156S) from Q2 1978 to Q1 2025 about 25 to 54 years, Australia, participation, labor force, labor, and rate.

This file contains data dictionaries for the following datasets within LMIP (http://lmip.gov.au/):

Summary Data Employment by Industry Employment by Industry Time Series Employment Projections by Industry Employment by occupation Unemployment Rate, Participation Rate & Employment Rate Time Series for States/Territories Unemployment Duration Population by Age Group Population by Age Group Time Series Population by Labour Force Status

Small Area Labour Markets presents regional estimates of unemployment and the unemployment rate at two small area levels: For approximately 2,100 Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) Statistical Area Level 2s (SA2s), on a State/Territory and Metropolitan/Non-metropolitan basis, provided in Table 1. For the States, estimates for the Capital City and the Balance of each State are also provided; and For each of Australia’s 550 Local Government Areas (LGAs), provided in Table 2.

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) in Australia was reported at 71.68 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Figures show a forecast of growth in health, education, and professional services in Australia from the first quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2025. The forecast shows the health care and social assistance industry will create ******* new employment and the education and training industry ****** new employment by the first quarter of 2025. However, the figures show a projection for agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and mining industries to decline in employment in the same period. The figures forecast a loss of ****** employment for these industries.

Australia Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data was reported at 87.629 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 87.706 % for 2022. Australia Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data is updated yearly, averaging 74.248 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 87.706 % in 2022 and a record low of 33.687 % in 1961. Australia Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.;World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Australia was reported at 62.36 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Australia was reported at 8.68 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in Australia was reported at 8.319 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.