Australian unemployment rate
Share of the labour force without a job and looking for one.
- Latest
- 4.7%
- Previous
- 4.7%
- Change
- 0.0 pp
- Frequency
- Monthly
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Australian unemployment rate
Share of the labour force without a job and looking for one.
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
Data table
| Period | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 4.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 4.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 4.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4% |
| May 2026 | 4.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 4.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 4.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 4.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 4.1% |
| Nov 2025 | 4.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 4.3% |
About this indicator
- What it measures
- Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted.
- How it is calculated
- From the ABS Labour Force Survey of about 50,000 people each month, as published in RBA table H5.
- How to read it
- A rising rate signals a weakening labour market. The RBA watches it against its estimate of full employment.
- Caveats
- A survey estimate: month-to-month moves of 0.1-0.2 percentage points are often noise. The ABS trend series smooths this.
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Typical release
- Monthly, usually in the middle of the following month at 11:30 a.m. Sydney time.
Sources
- Unemployment rate 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 | Unemployment rate | First recorded here |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 4.7% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.7% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.5% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| May 2026 | 4.4% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.5% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.3% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.3% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.3% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Oct 2025 | 4.3% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Sep 2025 | 4.4% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Aug 2025 | 4.2% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jul 2025 | 4.3% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jun 2025 | 4.3% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| May 2025 | 4.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Apr 2025 | 4.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Mar 2025 | 4.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Feb 2025 | 4.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jan 2025 | 4.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Dec 2024 | 4.0% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Nov 2024 | 3.9% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Oct 2024 | 4.1% | 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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