Australia currently reports a unemployment rate of 3.7%, a decrease of 0% (-1.0%) from 2022.
Unemployment rate in Australia
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
187
Date range: 1950 to 2023
Points:
4,535
Measure:
%
Australia Unemployment rate between 1979 and 2023
| Period | Unemployment rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.7% | 0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | 1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | 0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | 0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | 0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | 0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | 0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | 0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | 1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | 0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | 0.2% |
| 2005 | 5% | 0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | 0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | 0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | 0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | 0.8% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | 0.7% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | 0.1% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | 0% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | 1.3% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | 1.2% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | 0.1% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | 1.2% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | 2.7% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | 0.7% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | 1% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | 0.9% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | 0% |
| 1986 | 8.1% | 0.2% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 9% | 1% |
| 1983 | 10% | 2.8% |
| 1982 | 7.2% | 1.4% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | 0.3% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | 0.2% |
| 1979 | 6.3% |