Australian employment, monthly change
People employed, change from the previous month.
- Latest
- −39,300
- Previous
- +29,300
- Change
- −68,600
- Frequency
- Monthly
Calculated by Take Profits
Monthly change = employed persons this month − employed persons the previous month (thousands). The inputs are the official series listed under Sources; the result is not published by the source in this form.
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Australian employment, monthly change
People employed, change from the previous month.
- Employment change
- −39,300
Data table
| Period | Employment change | Source value (GLFSEPTSA) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | −39,300 | 14,782.7 |
| Aug 2026 | +29,300 | 14,822 |
| Jul 2026 | −17,100 | 14,792.7 |
| Jun 2026 | +76,400 | 14,809.8 |
| May 2026 | +34,900 | 14,733.4 |
| Apr 2026 | −41,200 | 14,698.5 |
| Mar 2026 | +21,200 | 14,739.7 |
| Feb 2026 | +22,400 | 14,718.5 |
| Jan 2026 | +33,600 | 14,696.1 |
| Dec 2025 | +57,300 | 14,662.5 |
| Nov 2025 | −42,100 | 14,605.2 |
| Oct 2025 | +33,000 | 14,647.3 |
About this indicator
- What it measures
- The change in the number of employed people, seasonally adjusted, from the Labour Force Survey.
- How it is calculated
- Calculated by us from the seasonally adjusted employment level in RBA table H5: this month minus last month.
- How to read it
- Employment has to grow about as fast as the working-age population to keep the unemployment rate steady, so read the change alongside population growth and the unemployment rate.
- Caveats
- Monthly survey changes are noisy and are often partly reversed the next month.
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Typical release
- Monthly with the Labour Force release.
Sources
- Employment View at the source (opens in a new tab)
Recent observations
Newest first. For a calculated figure, the source value it comes from is shown beside it.
| Period | Employment change | Source value (GLFSEPTSA) | First recorded here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | −39,300 | 14,782.7 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Aug 2026 | +29,300 | 14,822 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jul 2026 | −17,100 | 14,792.7 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jun 2026 | +76,400 | 14,809.8 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| May 2026 | +34,900 | 14,733.4 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Apr 2026 | −41,200 | 14,698.5 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Mar 2026 | +21,200 | 14,739.7 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Feb 2026 | +22,400 | 14,718.5 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jan 2026 | +33,600 | 14,696.1 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Dec 2025 | +57,300 | 14,662.5 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Nov 2025 | −42,100 | 14,605.2 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Oct 2025 | +33,000 | 14,647.3 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Sep 2025 | +16,700 | 14,614.3 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Aug 2025 | −14,300 | 14,597.6 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jul 2025 | +46,000 | 14,611.9 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jun 2025 | −26,900 | 14,565.9 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| May 2025 | −10,900 | 14,592.8 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Apr 2025 | +102,400 | 14,603.7 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Mar 2025 | +33,300 | 14,501.3 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Feb 2025 | −76,500 | 14,468 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jan 2025 | +31,600 | 14,544.5 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Dec 2024 | +47,600 | 14,512.9 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Nov 2024 | +16,300 | 14,465.3 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Oct 2024 | −2,100 | 14,449 | 20 Oct 2026 |
Revisions
We record a revision when a value we already hold changes at the source. Tracking began on 20 Oct 2026, so revisions made before then are not shown, and figures are in the source's own units.
No revisions detected
No stored value has changed since tracking began.
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