Labour Costs in Australia increased to 107.90 points in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 107.40 points in the third quarter of 2025. Labour Costs in Australia averaged 65.09 points from 1985 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 107.90 points in the fourth quarter of 2025 and a record low of 34.60 points in the third quarter of 1985. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Labour Costs in Australia is expected to be 109.39 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Labour Costs is projected to trend around 114.36 points in 2027 and 117.45 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 14748.70 14699.80 Thousand Feb 2026
Employment Change 48933.00 26055.00 Persons Feb 2026
Employment Rate 64.00 64.00 percent Feb 2026
Full Time Employment Chg -30479.00 54567.00 Persons Feb 2026
Job Vacancies 337.90 329.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Participation Rate 66.90 66.70 percent Feb 2026
Labour Costs 107.90 107.40 points Dec 2025
Part Time Employment Chg 79413.00 -28513.00 Persons Feb 2026
Population 27.40 26.97 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 100.10 100.10 points Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 659.10 624.20 Thousand Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.30 4.10 percent Feb 2026
Wage Price Index YoY 3.40 3.30 percent Dec 2025
Wages 1562.40 1542.30 AUD/Week Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 1770.30 1715.50 AUD/Week Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 10.20 9.60 percent Feb 2026


Australia Labour Costs
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
107.90 107.40 107.90 34.60 1985 - 2025 points Quarterly
SA, 2023-2024=100