Australia — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1901–2031 · 131 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
For Australia, the unemployment rate reading stood at 4.2% in 2025. Against 4.01% in 2024, the period change was +0.19 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 4.9%.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1901–2031
- Quarterly data, 1964–2027
- Monthly data, 1978–2026
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Latest observations
2005–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 4.46 % |
| 2030 | 4.46 % |
| 2029 | 4.39 % |
| 2028 | 4.41 % |
| 2027 | 4.31 % |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 4.21 % |
| 2025 | 4.2 % |
| 2024 | 4.01 % |
| 2023 | 3.7 % |
| 2022 | 3.72 % |
| 2021 | 5.13 % |
| 2020 | 6.46 % |
| 2019 | 5.18 % |
| 2018 | 5.28 % |
| 2017 | 5.6 % |
| 2016 | 5.72 % |
| 2015 | 6.07 % |
| 2014 | 6.06 % |
| 2013 | 5.66 % |
| 2012 | 5.23 % |
Values before 2012, back to 2005, are on the chart — hover to read them.