The number of unemployed persons in Australia decreased to 624.70 Thousand in January of 2026 from 626.60 Thousand in December of 2025. Unemployed Persons in Australia averaged 635.75 Thousand from 1978 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 998.00 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 645.00 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 620.00 Thousand in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 14703.80 14686.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Employment Change 17830.00 68535.00 Persons Jan 2026
Employment Rate 63.90 64.00 percent Jan 2026
Full Time Employment Chg 50498.00 56849.00 Persons Jan 2026
Job Vacancies 326.70 327.20 Thousand Dec 2025
Participation Rate 66.70 66.70 percent Jan 2026
Labour Costs 107.50 106.10 points Sep 2025
Part Time Employment Chg -32668.00 11686.00 Persons Jan 2026
Population 27.40 26.97 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 99.90 99.80 points Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 624.70 626.60 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.10 4.10 percent Jan 2026
Wage Price Index YoY 3.40 3.30 percent Dec 2025
Wages 1542.30 1510.90 AUD/Week Jun 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 1715.50 1740.70 AUD/Week Jun 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.50 9.10 percent Jan 2026


Australia Unemployed Persons
In Australia, unemployed persons are individuals who are without a job and actively seeking to work.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
624.70 626.60 998.00 364.70 1978 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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