Australia Unemployment Rate  1978-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar

Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent in November of 2016 from 5.6 percent in October and slightly above market consensus. It was the highest jobless rate since August as the economy added 39,100 jobs while the number of unemployed increased by 17,000. Unemployment Rate in Australia averaged 6.92 percent from 1978 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 11.10 percent in October of 1992 and a record low of 4 percent in February of 2008.

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Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus Forecast (i)
2016-10-20 12:30 AM Sep 5.6% 5.7% 5.7% 5.8%
2016-11-17 12:30 AM Oct 5.6% 5.6% 5.6% 5.6%
2016-12-15 12:30 AM Nov 5.7% 5.6% 5.6% 5.6%
2017-01-19 12:30 AM Dec 5.7% 5.7%
2017-02-16 12:30 AM Jan 5.7%
2017-03-16 12:30 AM Feb 5.7%




Australia Jobless Rate at 3-Month High of 5.7% in November


Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent in November of 2016 from 5.6 percent in October and slightly above market consensus. It was the highest jobless rate since August as the economy added 39,100 jobs while the number of unemployed increased by 17,000.

In November, the seasonally adjusted labour force participation rate came in at 64.6 percent, compared to 64.4 in the prior month.

Employment increased 39,100 to 11,973,200: full-time employment rose 39,300 to 8,166,200 and part-time employment decreased by 200 to 3,807,000.

Unemployment increased 17,000 to 725,200. The number of unemployed persons looking for full-time work increased 15,100 to 512,100 and the number of unemployed persons only looking for part-time work decreased by 1,900 to 213,100.

Seasonally adjusted aggregate monthly hours worked in all jobs decreased 10.4 million hours to 1,663.3 million hours.

ABS l Rida Husna | rida@tradingeconomics.com
12/15/2016 12:59:47 AM



Australia Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 5.70 5.60 11.10 4.00 percent [+]
Employed Persons 11973.20 11938.88 11973.20 5993.60 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 725.23 705.12 953.14 365.04 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment -200.00 -31700.00 75635.00 -76628.00 Persons [+]
Full Time Employment 39300.00 45700.00 77100.00 -74300.00 Persons [+]
Employment Change 39100.00 15200.00 90300.00 -69800.00 Persons [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 64.60 64.40 65.80 60.14 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 12.55 12.61 20.22 7.61 percent [+]
Productivity 101.90 103.50 104.21 58.20 Index Points [+]
Labour Costs 101.30 99.90 102.50 45.40 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 175.30 171.90 190.00 28.40 Thousand [+]
Job Advertisements 164438.00 161499.00 258106.76 72752.60 [+]
Wages 1160.90 1145.70 1160.90 59.10 AUD/Week [+]
Wage Growth 1.90 2.10 4.30 1.90 percent [+]
Wages In Manufacturing 1282.70 1266.90 1282.70 333.00 AUD/Week [+]
Minimum Wages 672.70 656.90 672.70 543.78 AUD/week [+]
Population 23.94 23.61 23.94 10.39 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 65.50 65.00 65.50 62.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 65.50 65.00 65.50 65.00 [+]
Wages High Skilled 5350.00 6590.00 6590.00 5000.00 AUD/Month [+]
Living Wage Family 3500.00 3360.00 3500.00 3360.00 AUD/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 2260.00 2260.00 2260.00 2240.00 AUD/Month [+]
Employment Rate 60.85 60.77 63.41 53.48 percent [+]



Australia Unemployment Rate Notes

In Australia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides - Australia Unemployment Rate at 5.8% in December - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Australia Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.70 5.60 11.10 4.00 1978 - 2016 percent Monthly



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