Youth Unemployment Rate in Australia decreased to 9.10 percent in December from 10 percent in November of 2025. Youth Unemployment Rate in Australia averaged 12.99 percent from 1978 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 20.10 percent in October of 1992 and a record low of 7.10 percent in July of 2022. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Youth Unemployment Rate in Australia is expected to be 9.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Youth Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 9.40 percent in 2027 and 9.20 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Employed Persons 14684.10 14618.90 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Change 65175.00 -28676.00 Persons Dec 2025
Employment Rate 64.00 63.80 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment Chg 54791.00 -65230.00 Persons Dec 2025
Job Vacancies 326.70 327.20 Thousand Dec 2025
Participation Rate 66.70 66.60 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 107.50 106.10 points Sep 2025
Part Time Employment Chg 10384.00 36554.00 Persons Dec 2025
Population 27.40 26.97 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 99.90 99.80 points Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 628.60 658.40 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 4.10 4.30 percent Dec 2025
Wage Price Index YoY 3.40 3.40 percent Sep 2025
Wages 1542.30 1510.90 AUD/Week Jun 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 1715.50 1740.70 AUD/Week Jun 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.10 10.00 percent Dec 2025


Australia Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9.10 10.00 20.10 7.10 1978 - 2025 percent Monthly
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