Youth Unemployment Rate in Australia increased to 10.80 percent in August from 10.40 percent in July of 2026. Youth Unemployment Rate in Australia averaged 12.96 percent from 1978 until 2026, 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 10.80 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 11.00 percent in 2027 and 10.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Employed Persons 14836.60 14797.10 Thousand Aug 2026
Employment Change 39493.00 -15864.00 Persons Aug 2026
Employment Rate 63.90 63.90 percent Aug 2026
Full Time Employment Chg -6282.00 14950.00 Persons Aug 2026
Job Vacancies 329.50 337.90 Thousand Jun 2026
Participation Rate 67.10 66.90 percent Aug 2026
Labour Costs 109.90 108.60 points Jun 2026
Part Time Employment Chg 45775.00 -30814.00 Persons Aug 2026
Population 27.80 27.40 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 99.70 99.70 points Jun 2026
Unemployed Persons 722.90 694.70 Thousand Aug 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.60 4.50 percent Aug 2026
Wage Price Index YoY 3.20 3.20 percent Jun 2026
Wages 1579.20 1562.40 AUD/Week Jun 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 1762.60 1770.30 AUD/Week Jun 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 10.80 10.40 percent Aug 2026


Australia Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
10.80 10.40 20.10 7.10 1978 - 2026 percent Monthly
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