Youth Unemployment Rate in Australia increased to 9.50 percent in January from 9.10 percent in December of 2025. Youth Unemployment Rate in Australia averaged 12.99 percent from 1978 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 20.10 percent in October of 1992 and a record low of 7.10 percent in July of 2022. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Youth Unemployment Rate in Australia is expected to be 9.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Youth Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 9.80 percent in 2027 and 9.60 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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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 1562.40 1542.30 AUD/Week Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 1770.30 1715.50 AUD/Week Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.50 9.10 percent Jan 2026


Australia Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9.50 9.10 20.10 7.10 1978 - 2026 percent Monthly
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