The number of unemployed persons in Australia increased to 692.50 Thousand in April of 2026 from 659.50 Thousand in March of 2026. Unemployed Persons in Australia averaged 635.94 Thousand from 1978 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 997.70 Thousand in July of 2020 and a record low of 364.70 Thousand in June of 1981. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Unemployed Persons in Australia is expected to be 695.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Unemployed Persons is projected to trend around 680.00 Thousand in 2027 and 650.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.