Youth Unemployment Rate in Australia increased to 10.20 percent in February from 9.60 percent in January of 2026. Youth Unemployment Rate in Australia averaged 12.98 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 10.20 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 10.40 percent in 2027 and 10.20 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Employed Persons 14748.70 14699.80 Thousand Feb 2026
Employment Change 48933.00 26055.00 Persons Feb 2026
Employment Rate 64.00 64.00 percent Feb 2026
Full Time Employment Chg -30479.00 54567.00 Persons Feb 2026
Job Vacancies 337.90 329.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Participation Rate 66.90 66.70 percent Feb 2026
Labour Costs 107.90 107.40 points Dec 2025
Part Time Employment Chg 79413.00 -28513.00 Persons Feb 2026
Population 27.40 26.97 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 100.10 100.10 points Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 659.10 624.20 Thousand Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.30 4.10 percent Feb 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 10.20 9.60 percent Feb 2026


Australia Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
10.20 9.60 20.10 7.10 1978 - 2026 percent Monthly
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