Employment Rate in Australia increased to 64 percent in December from 63.80 percent in November of 2025. Employment Rate in Australia averaged 59.56 percent from 1978 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 64.40 percent in November of 2023 and a record low of 54.00 percent in April of 1983. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics



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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 Employment Rate
In Australia, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
64.00 63.80 64.40 54.00 1978 - 2025 percent Monthly
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