The full-time employment in Australia fell 10.7 thousand from a month earlier to 10.2 million in April 2026, following an upwardly revised 63.4 thousand increase in March, as the ongoing Middle East conflict weighed on the job market. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Full Time Employment in Australia averaged 8791.63 Persons from 1978 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 121335.00 Persons in November of 2021 and a record low of -228737.00 Persons in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Australia Full Time Employment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Australia Full Time Employment Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-16 01:30 AM
Full Time Employment Chg
Mar 52.5K -27.7K 20.0K
2026-05-21 01:30 AM
Full Time Employment Chg
Apr -10.7K 63.4K 40.0K
2026-06-25 01:30 AM
Full Time Employment Chg
May -10.7K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 14737.40 14756.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Employment Change -18630.00 23331.00 Persons Apr 2026
Employment Rate 63.70 63.90 percent Apr 2026
Full Time Employment Chg -10701.00 63352.00 Persons Apr 2026
Job Vacancies 337.90 329.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Participation Rate 66.70 66.80 percent Apr 2026
Labour Costs 108.70 107.80 points Mar 2026
Part Time Employment Chg -7929.00 -40021.00 Persons Apr 2026
Population 27.70 27.40 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 99.60 100.20 points Mar 2026
Unemployed Persons 692.50 659.50 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.50 4.30 percent Apr 2026
Wage Price Index YoY 3.30 3.40 percent Mar 2026
Wages 1562.40 1542.30 AUD/Week Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 1770.30 1715.50 AUD/Week Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 11.10 10.20 percent Apr 2026


Australia Full Time Employment Change
In Australia, full time employment change refers to the change in the number of employed persons who usually work 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) and those who, although usually working fewer than 35 hours a week, work 35 hours or more during the reference week.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-10701.00 63352.00 121335.00 -228737.00 1978 - 2026 Persons Monthly
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