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

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 2024, the unemployment rate in Australia was about 4.03 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by approximately 2.10 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. From 2024 to 2030, the rate will rise by around 0.42 percentage points, showing an overall upward trend with periodic ups and downs.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 labor force.

La tasa de desempleo juvenil en Australia aumentó al 9.40 por ciento en mayo desde el 8.90 por ciento en abril de 2025. Esta página ofrece - Tasa de desempleo juvenil de Australia - valores actuales, datos históricos, pronóstico, gráfico, estadísticas, calendario económico y noticias.

Employment Rate in Australia decreased to 64.20 percent in May from 64.30 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In June 2023, the unemployment rate in Australia was 3.5 percent, lower than the pre-COVID-19 unemployment rate of around five percent. During 2020, the unemployment rate in Australia spiked to 7.6 percent amidst the country's second coronavirus wave.

Unemployment and underemployment rates around the country

In the middle of 2023, unemployment around the country hovered between 2.9 and 4.2 percent, with South Australia leading with the highest rate of people eligible to work jobs not currently employed. New South Wales, the country’s most populous state, reported the lowest rate of unemployment at the time. Underemployment, however, was highest in Tasmania, with the country reporting a national underemployment rate of over six percent in June 2023. Some of the leading difficulties people in Australia reported as barriers to finding a job or more hours included too many other applicants for available jobs, and a lack of necessary training, qualifications, or experience.

Leading industries for employment in Australia

Australia’s employment landscape is made up of a wide range of jobs; however, it is dominated by the services sector, which covers a range of industries, including healthcare, education, tourism, and professional services. Healthcare and social assistance remain the country’s leading employment industry, accounting for approximately 15 percent of employed persons. Employment industries varied between males and females , with the construction industry the most popular employment industry for males in 2022, while close to one-quarter of employed females worked in the healthcare and social assistance field.

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.

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]

Australia: Unemployment rate forecast: The latest value from 2030 is 4.45 percent, a decline from 4.47 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is 6.28 percent, based on data from 100 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1980 to 2030 is 6.34 percent. The minimum value, 3.7 percent, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 10.88 percent was recorded in 1993.

Australia youth unemployment rate for 2024 was 9.47%, a 1.1% increase from 2023.

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<li>Australia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was <strong>8.38%</strong>, a <strong>0.08% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Australia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was <strong>8.46%</strong>, a <strong>2.79% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Australia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was <strong>11.25%</strong>, a <strong>2.97% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
</ul>Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Unemployment Rate: South Australia data was reported at 4.150 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.065 % for Feb 2025. Unemployment Rate: South Australia data is updated monthly, averaging 7.124 % from Feb 1978 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 566 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.527 % in Jan 1993 and a record low of 3.429 % in Sep 2023. Unemployment Rate: South 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]

Historical dataset showing Australia youth unemployment rate by year from 1991 to 2024.

The number of unemployed persons in Australia decreased to 618.28 Thousand in May of 2025 from 620.87 Thousand in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Unemployed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Australia Unemployment Rate: New South Wales data was reported at 4.433 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.327 % for Feb 2025. Australia Unemployment Rate: New South Wales data is updated monthly, averaging 5.833 % from Feb 1978 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 566 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.400 % in Feb 1993 and a record low of 2.903 % in Jun 2023. Australia Unemployment Rate: New South Wales 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]

This line chart displays unemployment (% of total labor force) by date using the aggregation average in Australia. The data is about countries per year.

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This dataset is about countries per year in Australia. It has 1 row and is filtered where the date is 2021. It features 4 columns: country, agricultural land, and unemployment.