The current total number of unemployed persons in Australia is 535,024, which has increased by 11,416 (2.2%) since 2022.
Total number of unemployed persons in Australia
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Source:
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Regions:
189
Date range: 1950 to 2023
Points:
4,891
Measure:
People
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Australia Unemployed persons between 1974 and 2023
Period | Unemployed persons | Change |
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2023 | 535,024 | 11,416 |
2022 | 523,608 | 179,496 |
2021 | 703,105 | 170,551 |
2020 | 873,655 | 173,329 |
2019 | 700,326 | 4,204 |
2018 | 704,531 | 21,117 |
2017 | 725,647 | 559 |
2016 | 725,088 | 33,173 |
2015 | 758,261 | 11,622 |
2014 | 746,639 | 59,031 |
2013 | 687,608 | 62,012 |
2012 | 625,596 | 25,311 |
2011 | 600,285 | 5,700 |
2010 | 605,985 | 30,257 |
2009 | 636,241 | 161,777 |
2008 | 474,464 | 3,144 |
2007 | 477,608 | 30,880 |
2006 | 508,488 | 15,103 |
2005 | 523,591 | 21,461 |
2004 | 545,052 | 47,151 |
2003 | 592,202 | 32,796 |
2002 | 624,999 | 26,766 |
2001 | 651,765 | 55,011 |
2000 | 596,754 | 43,240 |
1999 | 639,994 | 68,122 |
1998 | 708,115 | 55,368 |
1997 | 763,484 | 8,068 |
1996 | 771,551 | 13,848 |
1995 | 757,704 | 92,645 |
1994 | 850,349 | 83,397 |
1993 | 933,746 | 16,229 |
1992 | 917,517 | 104,896 |
1991 | 812,621 | 227,819 |
1990 | 584,802 | 76,734 |
1989 | 508,068 | 68,151 |
1988 | 576,219 | 52,642 |
1987 | 628,862 | 15,739 |
1986 | 613,122 | 10,254 |
1985 | 602,868 | 38,346 |
1984 | 641,215 | 55,824 |
1983 | 697,038 | 202,113 |
1982 | 494,925 | 101,040 |
1981 | 393,885 | 14,726 |
1980 | 408,611 | 200 |
1979 | 408,411 | 195,911 |
1977 | 212,500 | 48,700 |
1976 | 163,800 | 32,400 |
1974 | 196,200 |