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The data dashboard is a collection of useful Australian jobs figures. All data on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and are based on Australia-wide figures. For more detailed or regional analysis please refer to the Labour Market Insights website.
Employment
- A person is considered employed if they are aged 15 years and over and work for an hour or more for pay, profit, commission or payment in kind during the ABS Labour Force Survey reference week.
- This includes those who had a job but were away from work in the reference period.
- An employed person is considered to be working full-time if they usually worked 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) or, if they usually work less than 35 hours a week, worked 35 or more during the reference week.
- An employed person is considered to be working part-time if they usually worked less than 35 hours a week and either did so during the reference week, or were not at work in the reference week.
Date | Full-time | Part-time |
---|---|---|
Oct-03 | 156.9 | 40.4 |
Nov-03 | 138.8 | 5.6 |
Dec-03 | 110.1 | 22.4 |
Jan-04 | 117.1 | -35.7 |
Feb-04 | 68.6 | -9.1 |
Mar-04 | 153.6 | -14.5 |
Apr-04 | 157.5 | -6.6 |
May-04 | 135.0 | 14.2 |
Jun-04 | 193.9 | -16.4 |
Jul-04 | 174.3 | 20.4 |
Aug-04 | 140.8 | -6.1 |
Sep-04 | 142.3 | 40.8 |
Oct-04 | 160.2 | 53.3 |
Nov-04 | 164.3 | 90.4 |
Dec-04 | 161.2 | 71.2 |
Jan-05 | 164.2 | 119.4 |
Feb-05 | 234.3 | 75.3 |
Mar-05 | 195.9 | 121.4 |
Apr-05 | 247.9 | 98.5 |
May-05 | 218.9 | 95.5 |
Jun-05 | 255.3 | 100.7 |
Jul-05 | 239.9 | 122.3 |
Aug-05 | 249.5 | 159.6 |
Sep-05 | 222.4 | 114.5 |
Oct-05 | 153.2 | 134.0 |
Nov-05 | 179.2 | 80.3 |
Dec-05 | 162.4 | 102.5 |
Jan-06 | 167.3 | 45.1 |
Feb-06 | 124.1 | 93.6 |
Mar-06 | 124.5 | 93.5 |
Apr-06 | 96.9 | 89.4 |
May-06 | 149.7 | 80.5 |
Jun-06 | 121.4 | 102.4 |
Jul-06 | 167.2 | 93.4 |
Aug-06 | 173.0 | 61.9 |
Sep-06 | 224.9 | 70.2 |
Oct-06 | 207.2 | 55.7 |
Nov-06 | 194.3 | 92.5 |
Dec-06 | 242.7 | 82.2 |
Jan-07 | 223.9 | 97.4 |
Feb-07 | 244.2 | 70.8 |
Mar-07 | 279.6 | 23.1 |
Apr-07 | 258.0 | 66.6 |
May-07 | 292.6 | 39.8 |
Jun-07 | 255.8 | 59.3 |
Jul-07 | 238.6 | 47.1 |
Aug-07 | 243.1 | 62.1 |
Sep-07 | 190.4 | 100.0 |
Oct-07 | 290.8 | 17.7 |
Nov-07 | 264.6 | 67.3 |
Dec-07 | 240.4 | 59.5 |
Jan-08 | 214.9 | 118.3 |
Feb-08 | 252.7 | 88.2 |
Mar-08 | 204.9 | 127.9 |
Apr-08 | 219.2 | 123.1 |
May-08 | 157.8 | 120.6 |
Jun-08 | 208.6 | 100.5 |
Jul-08 | 263.1 | 41.3 |
Aug-08 | 249.9 | 59.2 |
Sep-08 | 223.3 | 40.9 |
Oct-08 | 141.0 | 142.4 |
Nov-08 | 139.0 | 80.5 |
Dec-08 | 82.8 | 124.1 |
Jan-09 | 147.8 | 32.0 |
Feb-09 | 28.8 | 126.7 |
Mar-09 | -4.4 | 105.3 |
Apr-09 | 29.6 | 56.2 |
May-09 | -16.7 | 109.4 |
Jun-09 | -76.3 | 97.8 |
Jul-09 | -150.7 | 198.8 |
Aug-09 | -191.3 | 187.4 |
Sep-09 | -142.8 | 175.1 |
Oct-09 | -120.2 | 153.6 |
Nov-09 | -97.2 | 167.0 |
Dec-09 | -48.5 | 146.8 |
Jan-10 | -82.8 | 228.4 |
Feb-10 | -40.6 | 156.3 |
Mar-10 | 16.3 | 138.7 |
Apr-10 | 11.6 | 131.4 |
May-10 | 77.9 | 88.3 |
Jun-10 | 115.0 | 122.3 |
Jul-10 | 116.3 | 103.6 |
Aug-10 | 205.5 | 66.1 |
Sep-10 | 235.7 | 41.6 |
Oct-10 | 210.8 | 73.4 |
Nov-10 | 249.8 | 62.6 |
Dec-10 | 238.7 | 43.3 |
Jan-11 | 224.9 | 38.9 |
Feb-11 | 273.6 | -18.2 |
Mar-11 | 295.5 | -5.9 |
Apr-11 | 205.6 | 39.1 |
May-11 | 142.0 | 92.1 |
Jun-11 | 194.1 | 18.3 |
Jul-11 | 171.4 | 19.5 |
Aug-11 | 108.7 | 49.1 |
Sep-11 | 81.4 | 77.6 |
Oct-11 | 123.7 | 21.4 |
Nov-11 | 24.9 | 64.9 |
Dec-11 | 61.0 | 1.3 |
Jan-12 | 99.3 | 6.6 |
Feb-12 | 53.3 | 42.0 |
Mar-12 | 35.3 | 82.8 |
Apr-12 | 61.5 | 77.9 |
May-12 | 151.2 | 40.4 |
Jun-12 | 51.3 | 81.3 |
Jul-12 | 82.6 | 56.6 |
Aug-12 | 93.2 | 48.9 |
Sep-12 | 128.2 | 16.3 |
Oct-12 | 122.0 | 20.0 |
Nov-12 | 133.5 | -0.8 |
Dec-12 | 87.9 | 76.7 |
Jan-13 | 102.9 | 56.9 |
Feb-13 | 61.3 | 134.8 |
Mar-13 | 26.1 | 75.2 |
Apr-13 | 77.7 | 67.4 |
May-13 | 17.5 | 76.4 |
Jun-13 | 33.7 | 97.6 |
Jul-13 | 25.2 | 83.9 |
Aug-13 | 19.4 | 79.9 |
Sep-13 | -19.4 | 104.4 |
Oct-13 | -73.1 | 152.8 |
Nov-13 | -61.3 | 125.3 |
Dec-13 | -96.2 | 118.1 |
Jan-14 | -129.3 | 117.0 |
Feb-14 | -53.3 | 63.9 |
Mar-14 | -4.7 | 101.3 |
Apr-14 | -16.1 | 86.5 |
May-14 | 17.7 | 37.7 |
Jun-14 | 6.4 | 51.7 |
Jul-14 | 38.8 | 49.4 |
Aug-14 | 20.4 | 70.5 |
Sep-14 | 11.5 | 64.1 |
Oct-14 | 48.8 | 23.4 |
Nov-14 | 29.6 | 64.3 |
Dec-14 | 120.0 | 58.7 |
Jan-15 | 92.1 | 62.0 |
Feb-15 | 107.7 | 86.8 |
Mar-15 | 111.7 | 49.2 |
Apr-15 | 77.9 | 76.1 |
May-15 | 85.5 | 134.9 |
Jun-15 | 106.9 | 91.5 |
Jul-15 | 101.3 | 114.1 |
Aug-15 | 103.7 | 118.3 |
Sep-15 | 133.0 | 105.2 |
Oct-15 | 162.3 | 156.6 |
Nov-15 | 208.4 | 143.1 |
Dec-15 | 191.4 | 116.5 |
Jan-16 | 159.6 | 143.7 |
Feb-16 | 142.5 | 109.3 |
Mar-16 | 87.6 | 160.3 |
Apr-16 | 89.5 | 166.1 |
May-16 | 61.7 | 146.2 |
Jun-16 | 100.2 | 134.6 |
Jul-16 | 43.9 | 192.1 |
Aug-16 | 53.9 | 148.2 |
Sep-16 | -29.5 | 201.1 |
Oct-16 | -12.7 | 138.1 |
Nov-16 | 4.3 | 110.7 |
Dec-16 | -6.0 | 134.3 |
Jan-17 | -25.3 | 170.9 |
Feb-17 | -5.2 | 133.8 |
Mar-17 | 89.6 | 85.8 |
Apr-17 | 101.1 | 120.5 |
May-17 | 162.7 | 85.1 |
Jun-17 | 188.4 | 71.9 |
Jul-17 | 214.7 | 46.8 |
Aug-17 | 263.5 | 76.5 |
Sep-17 | 330.5 | 60.8 |
Oct-17 | 306.0 | 61.6 |
Nov-17 | 316.4 | 77.4 |
Dec-17 | 311.3 | 100.4 |
Jan-18 | 354.2 | 77.7 |
Feb-18 | 325.3 | 93.6 |
Mar-18 | 225.8 | 144.2 |
Apr-18 | 265.6 | 69.4 |
May-18 | 183.0 | 121.8 |
Jun-18 | 158.8 | 185.6 |
Jul-18 | 203.5 | 107.8 |
Aug-18 | 201.7 | 100.8 |
Sep-18 | 223.0 | 63.1 |
Oct-18 | 237.3 | 67.9 |
Nov-18 | 183.4 | 100.1 |
Dec-18 | 161.6 | 102.5 |
Jan-19 | 230.2 | 31.8 |
Feb-19 | 197.3 | 67.3 |
Mar-19 | 274.0 | 9.8 |
Apr-19 | 231.6 | 74.0 |
May-19 | 250.1 | 87.6 |
Jun-19 | 229.0 | 46.7 |
Jul-19 | 240.1 | 68.7 |
Aug-19 | 187.1 | 121.2 |
Sep-19 | 197.9 | 116.9 |
Oct-19 | 141.4 | 107.7 |
Nov-19 | 149.0 | 101.4 |
Dec-19 | 154.1 | 101.0 |
Jan-20 | 143.4 | 96.9 |
Feb-20 | 144.1 | 107.1 |
Mar-20 | 85.3 | 128.0 |
Apr-20 | -142.6 | -269.2 |
May-20 | -250.4 | -474.7 |
Jun-20 | -293.8 | -208.2 |
Jul-20 | -293.2 | -121.9 |
Aug-20 | -248.5 | -62.2 |
Sep-20 | -318.7 | -48.2 |
Oct-20 | -214.0 | 40.1 |
Nov-20 | -139.9 | 14.9 |
Dec-20 | -108.0 | -0.2 |
Jan-21 | -95.4 | 2.0 |
Feb-21 | -11.4 | -16.3 |
Mar-21 | -29.0 | 72.8 |
Apr-21 | 227.9 | 385.7 |
May-21 | 418.6 | 569.7 |
Jun-21 | 485.1 | 295.8 |
Jul-21 | 453.8 | 228.0 |
Aug-21 | 363.5 | 28.7 |
Sep-21 | 435.8 | -134.7 |
Oct-21 | 305.9 | -207.1 |
Nov-21 | 366.3 | 27.0 |
Dec-21 | 393.3 | 42.6 |
Jan-22 | 356.2 | 92.9 |
Feb-22 | 402.5 | 66.4 |
Mar-22 | 454.1 | -27.0 |
Apr-22 | 518.4 | -33.3 |
May-22 | 505.5 | -51.7 |
Jun-22 | 508.2 | 9.9 |
Jul-22 | 454.6 | 54.8 |
Aug-22 | 586.5 | 105.4 |
Sep-22 | 582.9 | 252.4 |
Oct-22 | 672.0 | 247.9 |
Nov-22 | 565.3 | 46.1 |
Dec-22 | 541.0 | -24.7 |
Jan-23 | 489.9 | -16.0 |
Feb-23 | 456.3 | -4.0 |
Mar-23 | 517.3 | -19.5 |
Apr-23 | 393.1 | 52.1 |
May-23 | 388.2 | 78.0 |
Jun-23 | 377.7 | 27.2 |
Jul-23 | 386.5 | -1.7 |
Aug-23 | 317.7 | 93.7 |
Sep-23 | 240.3 | 155.3 |
Oct-23 | 215.3 | 203.7 |
Annual change in employment, Australia
Oct-23 | Annual Change | ||
---|---|---|---|
('000) | ('000) | (%) | |
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, October 2023 (seasonally adjusted). | |||
Full-time | 9,828.0 |
215.3 |
2.2 |
Part-time | 4,345.5 | 203.7 |
4.9 |
Total | 14,173.5 | 418.9 |
3.0 |
Unemployment
- A person is considered unemployed if they are not employed, have actively looked for work at some time in the last four weeks, and are currently available for work.
- The unemployment rate refers to the number of unemployed people expressed as a proportion of the total labour force (employed and unemployed).
Date | Unemployment rate (%) |
---|---|
Oct-03 | 5.8 |
Nov-03 | 5.7 |
Dec-03 | 5.7 |
Jan-04 | 5.5 |
Feb-04 | 5.6 |
Mar-04 | 5.4 |
Apr-04 | 5.5 |
May-04 | 5.3 |
Jun-04 | 5.5 |
Jul-04 | 5.6 |
Aug-04 | 5.5 |
Sep-04 | 5.4 |
Oct-04 | 5.1 |
Nov-04 | 5.2 |
Dec-04 | 5.1 |
Jan-05 | 5.1 |
Feb-05 | 5.1 |
Mar-05 | 5.2 |
Apr-05 | 5.1 |
May-05 | 5.1 |
Jun-05 | 5.0 |
Jul-05 | 5.0 |
Aug-05 | 4.9 |
Sep-05 | 5.0 |
Oct-05 | 5.0 |
Nov-05 | 4.9 |
Dec-05 | 5.1 |
Jan-06 | 5.2 |
Feb-06 | 5.1 |
Mar-06 | 4.9 |
Apr-06 | 5.0 |
May-06 | 4.8 |
Jun-06 | 4.8 |
Jul-06 | 4.7 |
Aug-06 | 4.7 |
Sep-06 | 4.7 |
Oct-06 | 4.5 |
Nov-06 | 4.5 |
Dec-06 | 4.6 |
Jan-07 | 4.6 |
Feb-07 | 4.6 |
Mar-07 | 4.5 |
Apr-07 | 4.4 |
May-07 | 4.3 |
Jun-07 | 4.3 |
Jul-07 | 4.3 |
Aug-07 | 4.3 |
Sep-07 | 4.2 |
Oct-07 | 4.3 |
Nov-07 | 4.4 |
Dec-07 | 4.3 |
Jan-08 | 4.2 |
Feb-08 | 4.0 |
Mar-08 | 4.1 |
Apr-08 | 4.3 |
May-08 | 4.3 |
Jun-08 | 4.2 |
Jul-08 | 4.3 |
Aug-08 | 4.0 |
Sep-08 | 4.3 |
Oct-08 | 4.3 |
Nov-08 | 4.5 |
Dec-08 | 4.6 |
Jan-09 | 4.9 |
Feb-09 | 5.3 |
Mar-09 | 5.7 |
Apr-09 | 5.5 |
May-09 | 5.8 |
Jun-09 | 5.9 |
Jul-09 | 5.7 |
Aug-09 | 5.7 |
Sep-09 | 5.7 |
Oct-09 | 5.6 |
Nov-09 | 5.6 |
Dec-09 | 5.5 |
Jan-10 | 5.3 |
Feb-10 | 5.3 |
Mar-10 | 5.4 |
Apr-10 | 5.5 |
May-10 | 5.2 |
Jun-10 | 5.1 |
Jul-10 | 5.3 |
Aug-10 | 5.0 |
Sep-10 | 5.1 |
Oct-10 | 5.3 |
Nov-10 | 5.1 |
Dec-10 | 4.9 |
Jan-11 | 5.0 |
Feb-11 | 5.0 |
Mar-11 | 4.9 |
Apr-11 | 5.0 |
May-11 | 5.0 |
Jun-11 | 4.9 |
Jul-11 | 5.1 |
Aug-11 | 5.3 |
Sep-11 | 5.2 |
Oct-11 | 5.2 |
Nov-11 | 5.2 |
Dec-11 | 5.2 |
Jan-12 | 5.0 |
Feb-12 | 5.2 |
Mar-12 | 5.2 |
Apr-12 | 5.0 |
May-12 | 5.2 |
Jun-12 | 5.2 |
Jul-12 | 5.2 |
Aug-12 | 5.2 |
Sep-12 | 5.5 |
Oct-12 | 5.4 |
Nov-12 | 5.3 |
Dec-12 | 5.4 |
Jan-13 | 5.4 |
Feb-13 | 5.4 |
Mar-13 | 5.6 |
Apr-13 | 5.6 |
May-13 | 5.6 |
Jun-13 | 5.7 |
Jul-13 | 5.6 |
Aug-13 | 5.9 |
Sep-13 | 5.7 |
Oct-13 | 5.8 |
Nov-13 | 5.8 |
Dec-13 | 5.9 |
Jan-14 | 5.9 |
Feb-14 | 5.9 |
Mar-14 | 5.9 |
Apr-14 | 5.8 |
May-14 | 5.9 |
Jun-14 | 6.1 |
Jul-14 | 6.2 |
Aug-14 | 6.1 |
Sep-14 | 6.2 |
Oct-14 | 6.4 |
Nov-14 | 6.3 |
Dec-14 | 6.1 |
Jan-15 | 6.3 |
Feb-15 | 6.1 |
Mar-15 | 6.1 |
Apr-15 | 6.1 |
May-15 | 5.9 |
Jun-15 | 6.0 |
Jul-15 | 6.3 |
Aug-15 | 6.1 |
Sep-15 | 6.2 |
Oct-15 | 5.9 |
Nov-15 | 5.9 |
Dec-15 | 5.7 |
Jan-16 | 6.0 |
Feb-16 | 5.7 |
Mar-16 | 5.6 |
Apr-16 | 5.6 |
May-16 | 5.7 |
Jun-16 | 5.7 |
Jul-16 | 5.7 |
Aug-16 | 5.6 |
Sep-16 | 5.7 |
Oct-16 | 5.6 |
Nov-16 | 5.8 |
Dec-16 | 5.8 |
Jan-17 | 5.7 |
Feb-17 | 5.8 |
Mar-17 | 5.8 |
Apr-17 | 5.6 |
May-17 | 5.5 |
Jun-17 | 5.6 |
Jul-17 | 5.6 |
Aug-17 | 5.5 |
Sep-17 | 5.5 |
Oct-17 | 5.4 |
Nov-17 | 5.4 |
Dec-17 | 5.6 |
Jan-18 | 5.5 |
Feb-18 | 5.6 |
Mar-18 | 5.5 |
Apr-18 | 5.5 |
May-18 | 5.4 |
Jun-18 | 5.3 |
Jul-18 | 5.3 |
Aug-18 | 5.3 |
Sep-18 | 5.0 |
Oct-18 | 5.0 |
Nov-18 | 5.1 |
Dec-18 | 5.0 |
Jan-19 | 5.0 |
Feb-19 | 5.0 |
Mar-19 | 5.1 |
Apr-19 | 5.2 |
May-19 | 5.2 |
Jun-19 | 5.3 |
Jul-19 | 5.3 |
Aug-19 | 5.3 |
Sep-19 | 5.2 |
Oct-19 | 5.3 |
Nov-19 | 5.2 |
Dec-19 | 5.1 |
Jan-20 | 5.3 |
Feb-20 | 5.1 |
Mar-20 | 5.2 |
Apr-20 | 6.3 |
May-20 | 7.0 |
Jun-20 | 7.5 |
Jul-20 | 7.5 |
Aug-20 | 6.8 |
Sep-20 | 6.9 |
Oct-20 | 6.9 |
Nov-20 | 6.8 |
Dec-20 | 6.6 |
Jan-21 | 6.3 |
Feb-21 | 5.8 |
Mar-21 | 5.6 |
Apr-21 | 5.4 |
May-21 | 5.1 |
Jun-21 | 5.0 |
Jul-21 | 4.7 |
Aug-21 | 4.6 |
Sep-21 | 4.7 |
Oct-21 | 5.2 |
Nov-21 | 4.6 |
Dec-21 | 4.2 |
Jan-22 | 4.1 |
Feb-22 | 4.0 |
Mar-22 | 3.9 |
Apr-22 | 3.9 |
May-22 | 3.9 |
Jun-22 | 3.6 |
Jul-22 | 3.5 |
Aug-22 | 3.5 |
Sep-22 | 3.6 |
Oct-22 | 3.4 |
Nov-22 | 3.5 |
Dec-22 | 3.5 |
Jan-23 | 3.7 |
Feb-23 | 3.5 |
Mar-23 | 3.5 |
Apr-23 | 3.7 |
May-23 | 3.6 |
Jun-23 | 3.5 |
Jul-23 | 3.7 |
Aug-23 | 3.7 |
Sep-23 | 3.6 |
Oct-23 | 3.7 |
Unemployment and unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted
Oct-23 | Annual Change | ||
---|---|---|---|
('000) | (%) | ||
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, October 2023 (seasonally adjusted). Please note that as the calculations of change presented in the table are taken from more detailed data, results obtained by manually calculating change may not exactly match those in the table, due to rounding error. |
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Unemployed ('000) | 547.8 | 64.0 | 13.2 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 3.7 | - | 0.3 pts |
Long-term Unemployment
- Long-term unemployed: People who have been unemployed for 52 weeks and over
- Very long-term unemployed: People who have been unemployed for 104 weeks and over
Date | Very long-term unemployed ('000) | Long-term unemployed ('000) |
---|---|---|
Oct-03 | 71.7 | 120.1 |
Nov-03 | 73.1 | 121.9 |
Dec-03 | 64.9 | 116.6 |
Jan-04 | 61.6 | 114.7 |
Feb-04 | 67.5 | 114.1 |
Mar-04 | 63.6 | 116.5 |
Apr-04 | 63.1 | 113.7 |
May-04 | 60.8 | 110.2 |
Jun-04 | 69.0 | 114.2 |
Jul-04 | 69.2 | 117.8 |
Aug-04 | 66.4 | 113.2 |
Sep-04 | 70.6 | 118.7 |
Oct-04 | 67.7 | 110.9 |
Nov-04 | 61.6 | 100.2 |
Dec-04 | 55.9 | 96.8 |
Jan-05 | 61.7 | 103.1 |
Feb-05 | 54.1 | 101.7 |
Mar-05 | 53.0 | 91.3 |
Apr-05 | 56.1 | 93.9 |
May-05 | 59.3 | 97.0 |
Jun-05 | 54.9 | 95.0 |
Jul-05 | 56.2 | 90.0 |
Aug-05 | 54.8 | 90.3 |
Sep-05 | 52.2 | 92.3 |
Oct-05 | 53.3 | 98.7 |
Nov-05 | 55.7 | 92.9 |
Dec-05 | 52.8 | 93.0 |
Jan-06 | 54.6 | 103.4 |
Feb-06 | 49.0 | 90.5 |
Mar-06 | 53.2 | 95.2 |
Apr-06 | 54.6 | 98.6 |
May-06 | 54.2 | 96.2 |
Jun-06 | 52.5 | 92.0 |
Jul-06 | 58.0 | 99.2 |
Aug-06 | 51.9 | 90.3 |
Sep-06 | 46.1 | 84.8 |
Oct-06 | 47.2 | 79.6 |
Nov-06 | 48.0 | 84.0 |
Dec-06 | 45.6 | 87.4 |
Jan-07 | 38.7 | 83.1 |
Feb-07 | 40.4 | 81.1 |
Mar-07 | 43.3 | 77.0 |
Apr-07 | 45.1 | 78.5 |
May-07 | 35.6 | 70.7 |
Jun-07 | 35.5 | 65.2 |
Jul-07 | 36.9 | 76.9 |
Aug-07 | 33.8 | 66.7 |
Sep-07 | 38.4 | 69.9 |
Oct-07 | 33.0 | 68.4 |
Nov-07 | 34.8 | 68.8 |
Dec-07 | 35.0 | 69.3 |
Jan-08 | 35.6 | 69.3 |
Feb-08 | 36.9 | 71.4 |
Mar-08 | 37.3 | 70.7 |
Apr-08 | 36.3 | 74.6 |
May-08 | 38.2 | 70.9 |
Jun-08 | 34.0 | 66.2 |
Jul-08 | 32.2 | 65.7 |
Aug-08 | 32.6 | 65.7 |
Sep-08 | 39.8 | 77.9 |
Oct-08 | 35.6 | 73.8 |
Nov-08 | 36.3 | 70.9 |
Dec-08 | 32.1 | 69.5 |
Jan-09 | 38.1 | 72.9 |
Feb-09 | 41.7 | 82.0 |
Mar-09 | 38.8 | 84.0 |
Apr-09 | 31.2 | 76.8 |
May-09 | 37.2 | 85.7 |
Jun-09 | 48.5 | 107.1 |
Jul-09 | 44.2 | 99.7 |
Aug-09 | 44.0 | 97.4 |
Sep-09 | 41.3 | 98.6 |
Oct-09 | 45.0 | 101.0 |
Nov-09 | 46.7 | 107.9 |
Dec-09 | 47.4 | 114.2 |
Jan-10 | 44.8 | 108.2 |
Feb-10 | 46.3 | 108.8 |
Mar-10 | 41.4 | 105.7 |
Apr-10 | 43.5 | 111.7 |
May-10 | 43.9 | 109.3 |
Jun-10 | 50.4 | 111.8 |
Jul-10 | 45.4 | 109.8 |
Aug-10 | 43.2 | 106.6 |
Sep-10 | 48.3 | 116.0 |
Oct-10 | 55.3 | 129.0 |
Nov-10 | 55.6 | 117.1 |
Dec-10 | 56.0 | 112.0 |
Jan-11 | 56.5 | 108.1 |
Feb-11 | 52.1 | 110.9 |
Mar-11 | 50.6 | 115.3 |
Apr-11 | 51.6 | 110.0 |
May-11 | 57.1 | 118.3 |
Jun-11 | 51.2 | 111.6 |
Jul-11 | 53.7 | 110.9 |
Aug-11 | 65.8 | 125.8 |
Sep-11 | 62.8 | 109.1 |
Oct-11 | 63.1 | 116.8 |
Nov-11 | 54.9 | 111.0 |
Dec-11 | 54.0 | 110.1 |
Jan-12 | 62.1 | 127.0 |
Feb-12 | 60.6 | 112.0 |
Mar-12 | 53.9 | 114.2 |
Apr-12 | 59.3 | 117.5 |
May-12 | 54.0 | 112.5 |
Jun-12 | 51.7 | 111.7 |
Jul-12 | 56.1 | 111.5 |
Aug-12 | 57.0 | 120.4 |
Sep-12 | 57.8 | 120.0 |
Oct-12 | 63.5 | 120.7 |
Nov-12 | 59.7 | 132.2 |
Dec-12 | 60.4 | 120.4 |
Jan-13 | 54.0 | 119.8 |
Feb-13 | 53.4 | 114.5 |
Mar-13 | 60.0 | 119.0 |
Apr-13 | 55.8 | 114.7 |
May-13 | 65.3 | 128.3 |
Jun-13 | 64.9 | 130.8 |
Jul-13 | 66.8 | 136.8 |
Aug-13 | 66.5 | 134.3 |
Sep-13 | 62.8 | 131.2 |
Oct-13 | 64.9 | 147.8 |
Nov-13 | 74.5 | 147.7 |
Dec-13 | 72.0 | 154.0 |
Jan-14 | 78.0 | 147.9 |
Feb-14 | 75.5 | 154.6 |
Mar-14 | 76.7 | 161.9 |
Apr-14 | 75.7 | 156.3 |
May-14 | 78.6 | 170.6 |
Jun-14 | 79.5 | 168.7 |
Jul-14 | 79.4 | 177.7 |
Aug-14 | 72.3 | 163.4 |
Sep-14 | 68.1 | 158.3 |
Oct-14 | 75.2 | 169.1 |
Nov-14 | 77.7 | 167.3 |
Dec-14 | 84.6 | 175.0 |
Jan-15 | 87.7 | 184.2 |
Feb-15 | 87.2 | 186.7 |
Mar-15 | 93.6 | 185.8 |
Apr-15 | 87.9 | 182.6 |
May-15 | 83.7 | 173.3 |
Jun-15 | 89.0 | 183.7 |
Jul-15 | 92.0 | 176.7 |
Aug-15 | 95.0 | 178.9 |
Sep-15 | 89.7 | 180.8 |
Oct-15 | 84.1 | 166.1 |
Nov-15 | 88.2 | 161.0 |
Dec-15 | 78.9 | 158.0 |
Jan-16 | 90.1 | 173.3 |
Feb-16 | 84.1 | 172.3 |
Mar-16 | 90.0 | 171.7 |
Apr-16 | 92.6 | 168.6 |
May-16 | 88.3 | 165.4 |
Jun-16 | 92.4 | 167.2 |
Jul-16 | 86.9 | 164.5 |
Aug-16 | 86.6 | 168.7 |
Sep-16 | 86.4 | 175.6 |
Oct-16 | 88.9 | 179.1 |
Nov-16 | 89.6 | 181.2 |
Dec-16 | 86.6 | 174.2 |
Jan-17 | 91.6 | 182.1 |
Feb-17 | 94.2 | 175.4 |
Mar-17 | 91.3 | 175.3 |
Apr-17 | 83.6 | 174.4 |
May-17 | 87.9 | 166.0 |
Jun-17 | 84.0 | 155.0 |
Jul-17 | 83.6 | 165.7 |
Aug-17 | 92.3 | 171.2 |
Sep-17 | 92.9 | 166.3 |
Oct-17 | 92.5 | 164.7 |
Nov-17 | 86.2 | 164.8 |
Dec-17 | 100.6 | 176.2 |
Jan-18 | 89.8 | 171.0 |
Feb-18 | 98.3 | 172.6 |
Mar-18 | 98.6 | 173.6 |
Apr-18 | 105.3 | 187.5 |
May-18 | 104.0 | 182.5 |
Jun-18 | 99.1 | 173.8 |
Jul-18 | 98.4 | 175.1 |
Aug-18 | 99.7 | 176.1 |
Sep-18 | 97.2 | 173.6 |
Oct-18 | 98.3 | 166.1 |
Nov-18 | 88.6 | 162.1 |
Dec-18 | 94.1 | 150.6 |
Jan-19 | 94.0 | 161.1 |
Feb-19 | 96.3 | 160.6 |
Mar-19 | 82.6 | 147.7 |
Apr-19 | 96.1 | 169.3 |
May-19 | 102.1 | 173.9 |
Jun-19 | 96.5 | 173.8 |
Jul-19 | 97.0 | 166.4 |
Aug-19 | 97.0 | 173.8 |
Sep-19 | 95.0 | 170.4 |
Oct-19 | 99.5 | 176.5 |
Nov-19 | 97.1 | 174.3 |
Dec-19 | 95.5 | 176.9 |
Jan-20 | 109.4 | 185.6 |
Feb-20 | 97.0 | 173.0 |
Mar-20 | 97.9 | 172.1 |
Apr-20 | 65.6 | 132.3 |
May-20 | 78.3 | 144.2 |
Jun-20 | 79.8 | 153.3 |
Jul-20 | 93.0 | 189.9 |
Aug-20 | 90.5 | 188.6 |
Sep-20 | 93.0 | 192.3 |
Oct-20 | 88.1 | 196.7 |
Nov-20 | 92.4 | 201.0 |
Dec-20 | 99.9 | 199.2 |
Jan-21 | 109.4 | 215.9 |
Feb-21 | 109.6 | 203.3 |
Mar-21 | 106.2 | 237.4 |
Apr-21 | 108.1 | 248.3 |
May-21 | 103.3 | 224.7 |
Jun-21 | 101.7 | 214.4 |
Jul-21 | 95.0 | 201.9 |
Aug-21 | 89.8 | 185.6 |
Sep-21 | 91.3 | 187.4 |
Oct-21 | 89.3 | 186.7 |
Nov-21 | 89.4 | 180.5 |
Dec-21 | 83.0 | 148.5 |
Jan-22 | 85.9 | 150.3 |
Feb-22 | 82.9 | 147.1 |
Mar-22 | 83.3 | 136.1 |
Apr-22 | 85.6 | 137.1 |
May-22 | 81.2 | 134.2 |
Jun-22 | 81.1 | 130.4 |
Jul-22 | 78.2 | 121.2 |
Aug-22 | 70.7 | 118.5 |
Sep-22 | 74.0 | 125.5 |
Oct-22 | 68.2 | 115.0 |
Nov-22 | 70.6 | 106.1 |
Dec-22 | 66.6 | 112.0 |
Jan-23 | 68.4 | 112.8 |
Feb-23 | 59.7 | 102.8 |
Mar-23 | 62.2 | 100.3 |
Apr-23 | 45.8 | 85.8 |
May-23 | 54.9 | 93.0 |
Jun-23 | 53.8 | 100.7 |
Jul-23 | 56.9 | 109.7 |
Aug-23 | 58.8 | 106.4 |
Sep-23 | 59.4 | 107.9 |
Oct-23 | 55.7 | 103.5 |
Participation
- The number of people either working or looking for work (i.e. the labour force) expressed as a proportion of the civilian population (15 years and over).
- Those not in the labour force include people studying, caring for children at home, retired, experiencing a health condition or injury, or volunteering.
Date | Male | Female | Persons |
---|---|---|---|
Oct-03 | 71.6 | 55.7 | 63.5 |
Nov-03 | 71.3 | 55.6 | 63.3 |
Dec-03 | 71.6 | 55.6 | 63.5 |
Jan-04 | 71.6 | 55.3 | 63.3 |
Feb-04 | 71.5 | 55.4 | 63.3 |
Mar-04 | 71.4 | 55.5 | 63.3 |
Apr-04 | 71.5 | 55.5 | 63.4 |
May-04 | 71.4 | 55.5 | 63.3 |
Jun-04 | 71.6 | 55.5 | 63.4 |
Jul-04 | 71.4 | 55.7 | 63.4 |
Aug-04 | 71.1 | 55.7 | 63.3 |
Sep-04 | 71.5 | 55.7 | 63.5 |
Oct-04 | 71.5 | 56.0 | 63.6 |
Nov-04 | 71.7 | 56.2 | 63.8 |
Dec-04 | 71.5 | 56.2 | 63.7 |
Jan-05 | 71.8 | 56.5 | 64.0 |
Feb-05 | 71.8 | 56.7 | 64.1 |
Mar-05 | 71.9 | 56.9 | 64.3 |
Apr-05 | 72.3 | 56.9 | 64.5 |
May-05 | 72.0 | 56.8 | 64.3 |
Jun-05 | 72.1 | 57.0 | 64.4 |
Jul-05 | 72.0 | 57.1 | 64.5 |
Aug-05 | 72.4 | 57.1 | 64.6 |
Sep-05 | 72.2 | 57.1 | 64.5 |
Oct-05 | 72.0 | 57.1 | 64.5 |
Nov-05 | 72.0 | 57.0 | 64.4 |
Dec-05 | 72.1 | 57.1 | 64.5 |
Jan-06 | 71.9 | 57.2 | 64.4 |
Feb-06 | 72.2 | 57.1 | 64.5 |
Mar-06 | 72.2 | 57.1 | 64.5 |
Apr-06 | 72.1 | 57.3 | 64.6 |
May-06 | 71.9 | 57.4 | 64.6 |
Jun-06 | 72.2 | 57.6 | 64.8 |
Jul-06 | 72.4 | 57.7 | 64.9 |
Aug-06 | 72.4 | 57.8 | 64.9 |
Sep-06 | 72.5 | 57.9 | 65.1 |
Oct-06 | 72.1 | 57.5 | 64.7 |
Nov-06 | 72.2 | 57.7 | 64.8 |
Dec-06 | 72.5 | 58.0 | 65.1 |
Jan-07 | 72.3 | 57.8 | 64.9 |
Feb-07 | 72.3 | 58.0 | 65.0 |
Mar-07 | 72.4 | 57.8 | 65.0 |
Apr-07 | 72.4 | 57.8 | 65.0 |
May-07 | 72.4 | 57.9 | 65.0 |
Jun-07 | 72.6 | 57.9 | 65.1 |
Jul-07 | 72.5 | 58.0 | 65.1 |
Aug-07 | 72.7 | 58.1 | 65.3 |
Sep-07 | 72.5 | 58.3 | 65.3 |
Oct-07 | 72.3 | 58.3 | 65.2 |
Nov-07 | 72.8 | 58.5 | 65.5 |
Dec-07 | 72.8 | 58.4 | 65.5 |
Jan-08 | 72.6 | 58.5 | 65.4 |
Feb-08 | 72.6 | 58.4 | 65.4 |
Mar-08 | 72.6 | 58.4 | 65.4 |
Apr-08 | 72.7 | 58.8 | 65.7 |
May-08 | 72.5 | 58.5 | 65.4 |
Jun-08 | 72.8 | 58.5 | 65.6 |
Jul-08 | 72.5 | 58.8 | 65.6 |
Aug-08 | 72.6 | 58.7 | 65.5 |
Sep-08 | 72.7 | 58.5 | 65.5 |
Oct-08 | 72.5 | 58.5 | 65.4 |
Nov-08 | 72.4 | 58.6 | 65.4 |
Dec-08 | 72.5 | 58.5 | 65.4 |
Jan-09 | 72.4 | 58.8 | 65.5 |
Feb-09 | 72.4 | 59.2 | 65.7 |
Mar-09 | 72.4 | 59.1 | 65.7 |
Apr-09 | 72.4 | 58.9 | 65.6 |
May-09 | 72.4 | 58.9 | 65.5 |
Jun-09 | 72.2 | 58.7 | 65.4 |
Jul-09 | 72.3 | 58.7 | 65.4 |
Aug-09 | 72.2 | 58.5 | 65.3 |
Sep-09 | 72.2 | 58.5 | 65.3 |
Oct-09 | 72.1 | 58.5 | 65.2 |
Nov-09 | 72.1 | 58.6 | 65.3 |
Dec-09 | 72.3 | 58.6 | 65.4 |
Jan-10 | 72.4 | 58.6 | 65.4 |
Feb-10 | 72.3 | 58.3 | 65.2 |
Mar-10 | 72.2 | 58.4 | 65.2 |
Apr-10 | 72.3 | 58.4 | 65.3 |
May-10 | 72.0 | 58.3 | 65.0 |
Jun-10 | 72.1 | 58.5 | 65.2 |
Jul-10 | 72.2 | 58.7 | 65.4 |
Aug-10 | 72.2 | 58.7 | 65.4 |
Sep-10 | 72.5 | 58.7 | 65.5 |
Oct-10 | 72.6 | 58.9 | 65.7 |
Nov-10 | 72.7 | 59.1 | 65.8 |
Dec-10 | 72.6 | 58.8 | 65.6 |
Jan-11 | 72.8 | 58.9 | 65.8 |
Feb-11 | 72.5 | 58.7 | 65.5 |
Mar-11 | 72.4 | 59.0 | 65.6 |
Apr-11 | 72.2 | 58.7 | 65.4 |
May-11 | 72.0 | 58.7 | 65.3 |
Jun-11 | 71.9 | 58.9 | 65.3 |
Jul-11 | 72.0 | 59.0 | 65.4 |
Aug-11 | 72.2 | 59.0 | 65.5 |
Sep-11 | 72.1 | 59.1 | 65.5 |
Oct-11 | 72.1 | 58.9 | 65.4 |
Nov-11 | 72.0 | 58.9 | 65.4 |
Dec-11 | 71.8 | 58.6 | 65.1 |
Jan-12 | 72.2 | 58.7 | 65.3 |
Feb-12 | 71.8 | 58.6 | 65.1 |
Mar-12 | 71.8 | 59.1 | 65.3 |
Apr-12 | 71.7 | 58.6 | 65.1 |
May-12 | 71.8 | 59.1 | 65.3 |
Jun-12 | 71.6 | 58.8 | 65.1 |
Jul-12 | 71.5 | 58.8 | 65.1 |
Aug-12 | 71.6 | 58.6 | 65.0 |
Sep-12 | 71.8 | 59.0 | 65.3 |
Oct-12 | 71.8 | 58.8 | 65.2 |
Nov-12 | 71.5 | 58.6 | 65.0 |
Dec-12 | 71.7 | 58.6 | 65.0 |
Jan-13 | 72.0 | 58.8 | 65.3 |
Feb-13 | 71.7 | 58.9 | 65.2 |
Mar-13 | 71.5 | 58.8 | 65.1 |
Apr-13 | 71.5 | 59.0 | 65.1 |
May-13 | 71.6 | 58.7 | 65.0 |
Jun-13 | 71.6 | 58.7 | 65.1 |
Jul-13 | 71.3 | 58.7 | 64.9 |
Aug-13 | 71.4 | 58.7 | 64.9 |
Sep-13 | 71.2 | 58.7 | 64.8 |
Oct-13 | 71.2 | 58.7 | 64.8 |
Nov-13 | 71.0 | 58.4 | 64.6 |
Dec-13 | 70.9 | 58.2 | 64.5 |
Jan-14 | 70.8 | 58.5 | 64.6 |
Feb-14 | 70.7 | 58.6 | 64.6 |
Mar-14 | 70.9 | 58.8 | 64.7 |
Apr-14 | 71.0 | 58.5 | 64.7 |
May-14 | 70.7 | 58.6 | 64.6 |
Jun-14 | 70.8 | 58.7 | 64.7 |
Jul-14 | 71.0 | 58.7 | 64.8 |
Aug-14 | 70.9 | 58.6 | 64.7 |
Sep-14 | 70.8 | 58.8 | 64.7 |
Oct-14 | 70.8 | 58.7 | 64.7 |
Nov-14 | 71.1 | 58.2 | 64.5 |
Dec-14 | 70.8 | 58.6 | 64.6 |
Jan-15 | 71.1 | 58.6 | 64.8 |
Feb-15 | 71.2 | 58.8 | 64.9 |
Mar-15 | 71.3 | 58.6 | 64.9 |
Apr-15 | 71.1 | 58.7 | 64.8 |
May-15 | 71.0 | 58.9 | 64.8 |
Jun-15 | 70.8 | 58.9 | 64.8 |
Jul-15 | 71.1 | 59.3 | 65.1 |
Aug-15 | 70.9 | 59.1 | 64.9 |
Sep-15 | 71.0 | 59.2 | 65.0 |
Oct-15 | 71.1 | 59.4 | 65.2 |
Nov-15 | 70.9 | 59.7 | 65.2 |
Dec-15 | 70.9 | 59.5 | 65.1 |
Jan-16 | 71.3 | 59.4 | 65.3 |
Feb-16 | 70.7 | 59.4 | 65.0 |
Mar-16 | 70.8 | 59.3 | 64.9 |
Apr-16 | 70.5 | 59.4 | 64.9 |
May-16 | 70.6 | 59.3 | 64.8 |
Jun-16 | 70.4 | 59.6 | 64.9 |
Jul-16 | 70.6 | 59.5 | 65.0 |
Aug-16 | 70.5 | 59.1 | 64.7 |
Sep-16 | 70.1 | 59.1 | 64.5 |
Oct-16 | 70.3 | 59.0 | 64.6 |
Nov-16 | 70.3 | 59.3 | 64.7 |
Dec-16 | 70.5 | 59.3 | 64.8 |
Jan-17 | 70.3 | 59.4 | 64.7 |
Feb-17 | 70.4 | 59.2 | 64.7 |
Mar-17 | 70.5 | 59.5 | 64.9 |
Apr-17 | 70.6 | 59.4 | 64.9 |
May-17 | 70.6 | 59.5 | 64.9 |
Jun-17 | 70.5 | 59.8 | 65.1 |
Jul-17 | 70.8 | 59.7 | 65.2 |
Aug-17 | 70.8 | 60.0 | 65.3 |
Sep-17 | 70.9 | 60.1 | 65.4 |
Oct-17 | 70.6 | 60.1 | 65.3 |
Nov-17 | 70.9 | 60.3 | 65.5 |
Dec-17 | 71.1 | 60.6 | 65.8 |
Jan-18 | 71.3 | 60.6 | 65.8 |
Feb-18 | 71.0 | 60.5 | 65.7 |
Mar-18 | 70.8 | 60.5 | 65.6 |
Apr-18 | 70.9 | 60.5 | 65.6 |
May-18 | 70.7 | 60.3 | 65.4 |
Jun-18 | 71.0 | 60.5 | 65.6 |
Jul-18 | 71.0 | 60.3 | 65.6 |
Aug-18 | 71.1 | 60.4 | 65.7 |
Sep-18 | 70.9 | 60.3 | 65.5 |
Oct-18 | 70.9 | 60.4 | 65.5 |
Nov-18 | 71.0 | 60.5 | 65.7 |
Dec-18 | 71.0 | 60.5 | 65.7 |
Jan-19 | 71.1 | 60.7 | 65.8 |
Feb-19 | 70.8 | 60.5 | 65.5 |
Mar-19 | 70.9 | 60.6 | 65.7 |
Apr-19 | 71.0 | 61.0 | 65.9 |
May-19 | 71.5 | 60.6 | 66.0 |
Jun-19 | 71.3 | 60.8 | 66.0 |
Jul-19 | 71.4 | 61.0 | 66.1 |
Aug-19 | 71.4 | 61.2 | 66.2 |
Sep-19 | 71.3 | 61.3 | 66.2 |
Oct-19 | 71.0 | 61.1 | 66.0 |
Nov-19 | 70.9 | 61.1 | 65.9 |
Dec-19 | 70.9 | 61.1 | 65.9 |
Jan-20 | 70.8 | 61.5 | 66.1 |
Feb-20 | 70.8 | 61.1 | 65.8 |
Mar-20 | 70.7 | 61.1 | 65.8 |
Apr-20 | 68.8 | 58.5 | 63.6 |
May-20 | 67.9 | 57.3 | 62.5 |
Jun-20 | 69.1 | 59.0 | 64.0 |
Jul-20 | 69.8 | 59.9 | 64.7 |
Aug-20 | 70.0 | 60.2 | 65.0 |
Sep-20 | 69.9 | 60.2 | 65.0 |
Oct-20 | 70.8 | 60.8 | 65.7 |
Nov-20 | 70.9 | 61.3 | 66.0 |
Dec-20 | 71.0 | 61.3 | 66.1 |
Jan-21 | 71.2 | 61.1 | 66.1 |
Feb-21 | 71.0 | 61.2 | 66.0 |
Mar-21 | 70.9 | 61.7 | 66.2 |
Apr-21 | 70.8 | 61.3 | 66.0 |
May-21 | 70.9 | 61.5 | 66.1 |
Jun-21 | 71.0 | 61.4 | 66.2 |
Jul-21 | 70.9 | 61.4 | 66.1 |
Aug-21 | 70.2 | 60.5 | 65.3 |
Sep-21 | 69.5 | 60.1 | 64.7 |
Oct-21 | 69.7 | 60.0 | 64.7 |
Nov-21 | 70.7 | 61.7 | 66.1 |
Dec-21 | 70.9 | 61.6 | 66.2 |
Jan-22 | 70.6 | 62.1 | 66.3 |
Feb-22 | 70.8 | 62.3 | 66.5 |
Mar-22 | 70.9 | 62.1 | 66.4 |
Apr-22 | 70.9 | 62.2 | 66.5 |
May-22 | 71.3 | 62.2 | 66.7 |
Jun-22 | 71.2 | 62.4 | 66.8 |
Jul-22 | 71.0 | 62.4 | 66.6 |
Aug-22 | 71.2 | 62.4 | 66.7 |
Sep-22 | 71.3 | 62.3 | 66.7 |
Oct-22 | 71.1 | 62.3 | 66.6 |
Nov-22 | 71.3 | 62.5 | 66.8 |
Dec-22 | 71.2 | 62.4 | 66.7 |
Jan-23 | 71.3 | 62.2 | 66.7 |
Feb-23 | 71.3 | 62.2 | 66.7 |
Mar-23 | 71.2 | 62.6 | 66.8 |
Apr-23 | 71.2 | 62.5 | 66.8 |
May-23 | 71.3 | 62.7 | 66.9 |
Jun-23 | 71.4 | 62.5 | 66.9 |
Jul-23 | 71.4 | 62.4 | 66.9 |
Aug-23 | 71.7 | 62.5 | 67.0 |
Sep-23 | 71.0 | 62.7 | 66.8 |
Oct-23 | 71.3 | 62.8 | 67.0 |
Participation rates by sex, seasonally adjusted
Oct-23 | Annual Change | |
---|---|---|
(%) | (% pts) | |
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, October 2023 (seasonally adjusted). Please note that as the calculations of change presented in the table are taken from more detailed data, results obtained by manually calculating change may not exactly match those in the table, due to rounding error. |
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Male | 71.3 | 0.2 |
Female | 62.8 | 0.5 |
Persons | 67.0 | 0.3 |
Women
- The number of employed women, noting a person is considered employed if they are aged 15 years and over and work for an hour or more for pay, profit, commission or payment in kind during the ABS Labour Force Survey reference week.
Date | Full-time | Total |
---|---|---|
Oct-03 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
Nov-03 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
Dec-03 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Jan-04 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
Feb-04 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
Mar-04 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
Apr-04 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
May-04 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
Jun-04 | 3.3 | 1.0 |
Jul-04 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
Aug-04 | 2.9 | 1.4 |
Sep-04 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
Oct-04 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
Nov-04 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
Dec-04 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
Jan-05 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Feb-05 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
Mar-05 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Apr-05 | 5.0 | 4.2 |
May-05 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Jun-05 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Jul-05 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Aug-05 | 3.3 | 4.8 |
Sep-05 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
Oct-05 | 1.7 | 3.6 |
Nov-05 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
Dec-05 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
Jan-06 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
Feb-06 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
Mar-06 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
Apr-06 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
May-06 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Jun-06 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Jul-06 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
Aug-06 | 4.7 | 2.8 |
Sep-06 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
Oct-06 | 5.4 | 2.8 |
Nov-06 | 5.2 | 3.1 |
Dec-06 | 5.7 | 3.3 |
Jan-07 | 4.6 | 3.2 |
Feb-07 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
Mar-07 | 5.5 | 3.1 |
Apr-07 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
May-07 | 5.2 | 2.9 |
Jun-07 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
Jul-07 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
Aug-07 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
Sep-07 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
Oct-07 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
Nov-07 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
Dec-07 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
Jan-08 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Feb-08 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
Mar-08 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Apr-08 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
May-08 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
Jun-08 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Jul-08 | 4.8 | 3.5 |
Aug-08 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Sep-08 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
Oct-08 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
Nov-08 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
Dec-08 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
Jan-09 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Feb-09 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
Mar-09 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
Apr-09 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
May-09 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Jun-09 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Jul-09 | -0.9 | 1.4 |
Aug-09 | -2.0 | 0.5 |
Sep-09 | -1.5 | 1.0 |
Oct-09 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
Nov-09 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
Dec-09 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
Jan-10 | -1.8 | 1.0 |
Feb-10 | -1.9 | 0.4 |
Mar-10 | -1.2 | 1.1 |
Apr-10 | -1.2 | 0.6 |
May-10 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
Jun-10 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Jul-10 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Aug-10 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
Sep-10 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
Oct-10 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
Nov-10 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
Dec-10 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
Jan-11 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
Feb-11 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
Mar-11 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
Apr-11 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
May-11 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
Jun-11 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
Jul-11 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
Aug-11 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
Sep-11 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Oct-11 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
Nov-11 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
Dec-11 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
Jan-12 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Feb-12 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
Mar-12 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
Apr-12 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
May-12 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
Jun-12 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
Jul-12 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Aug-12 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
Sep-12 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
Oct-12 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
Nov-12 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Dec-12 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Jan-13 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Feb-13 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
Mar-13 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Apr-13 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
May-13 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Jun-13 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
Jul-13 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Aug-13 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
Sep-13 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
Oct-13 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Nov-13 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Dec-13 | -0.6 | 0.9 |
Jan-14 | -1.4 | 0.5 |
Feb-14 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
Mar-14 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Apr-14 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
May-14 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
Jun-14 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Jul-14 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
Aug-14 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Sep-14 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Oct-14 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Nov-14 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
Dec-14 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
Jan-15 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Feb-15 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
Mar-15 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
Apr-15 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
May-15 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
Jun-15 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
Jul-15 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
Aug-15 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
Sep-15 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Oct-15 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
Nov-15 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
Dec-15 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
Jan-16 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
Feb-16 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
Mar-16 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Apr-16 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
May-16 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
Jun-16 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
Jul-16 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
Aug-16 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
Sep-16 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
Oct-16 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Nov-16 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Dec-16 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Jan-17 | -0.8 | 1.9 |
Feb-17 | -0.8 | 1.2 |
Mar-17 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Apr-17 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
May-17 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
Jun-17 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
Jul-17 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
Aug-17 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
Sep-17 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
Oct-17 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
Nov-17 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
Dec-17 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
Jan-18 | 7.2 | 3.9 |
Feb-18 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
Mar-18 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Apr-18 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
May-18 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
Jun-18 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
Jul-18 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Aug-18 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Sep-18 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
Oct-18 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
Nov-18 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
Dec-18 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
Jan-19 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
Feb-19 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
Mar-19 | 4.5 | 2.2 |
Apr-19 | 4.4 | 2.8 |
May-19 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
Jun-19 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
Jul-19 | 4.6 | 2.7 |
Aug-19 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
Sep-19 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
Oct-19 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
Nov-19 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
Dec-19 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
Jan-20 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
Feb-20 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Mar-20 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
Apr-20 | -1.5 | -3.5 |
May-20 | -1.8 | -5.8 |
Jun-20 | -2.5 | -3.7 |
Jul-20 | -2.9 | -3.0 |
Aug-20 | -2.2 | -2.0 |
Sep-20 | -2.9 | -2.6 |
Oct-20 | -3.0 | -1.7 |
Nov-20 | -1.8 | -1.2 |
Dec-20 | -1.6 | -0.8 |
Jan-21 | -0.9 | -1.3 |
Feb-21 | 1.3 | -0.1 |
Mar-21 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Apr-21 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
May-21 | 7.6 | 10.0 |
Jun-21 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
Jul-21 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
Aug-21 | 5.7 | 3.2 |
Sep-21 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
Oct-21 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
Nov-21 | 6.4 | 3.8 |
Dec-21 | 5.8 | 3.6 |
Jan-22 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
Feb-22 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
Mar-22 | 6.6 | 3.6 |
Apr-22 | 7.5 | 4.4 |
May-22 | 6.6 | 3.5 |
Jun-22 | 7.3 | 4.5 |
Jul-22 | 6.8 | 4.7 |
Aug-22 | 8.6 | 6.0 |
Sep-22 | 8.1 | 7.2 |
Oct-22 | 9.3 | 8.1 |
Nov-22 | 7.9 | 4.9 |
Dec-22 | 7.8 | 4.3 |
Jan-23 | 7.2 | 3.1 |
Feb-23 | 6.3 | 2.8 |
Mar-23 | 7.1 | 3.7 |
Apr-23 | 6.7 | 3.4 |
May-23 | 6.2 | 3.8 |
Jun-23 | 5.9 | 2.9 |
Jul-23 | 5.7 | 2.5 |
Aug-23 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
Sep-23 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Oct-23 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Selected labour market indicators for women, seasonally adjusted
Oct-23 | Annual Change | ||
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('000) | (%) | ||
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, October 2023 (seasonally adjusted). Please note that as the calculations of change presented in the table are taken from more detailed data, results obtained by manually calculating change may not exactly match those in the table, due to rounding error. |
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Employed ('000) | 6,765.8 | 240.3 | 3.7 |
Full-time | 3,867.0 | 144.6 | 3.9 |
Part-time | 2,898.8 | 95.8 | 3.4 |
Unemployed ('000) | 249.9 | 7.2 | 3.0 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 3.6 | - | 0.0 pts |
Participation rate (%) | 62.8 | - | 0.5 pts |
Youth (persons aged 15-24 years)
- The youth unemployment rate refers to the number of unemployed young people aged 15-24 years old expressed as a proportion of the labour force aged 15-24 years old (employed and unemployed).
Date | Youth unemployment rate (%) |
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Oct-03 | 11.6 |
Nov-03 | 11.4 |
Dec-03 | 11.7 |
Jan-04 | 11.8 |
Feb-04 | 11.4 |
Mar-04 | 11.6 |
Apr-04 | 11.2 |
May-04 | 11.0 |
Jun-04 | 11.5 |
Jul-04 | 11.4 |
Aug-04 | 11.8 |
Sep-04 | 11.5 |
Oct-04 | 11.3 |
Nov-04 | 11.0 |
Dec-04 | 11.1 |
Jan-05 | 11.0 |
Feb-05 | 10.5 |
Mar-05 | 10.8 |
Apr-05 | 10.9 |
May-05 | 10.5 |
Jun-05 | 10.4 |
Jul-05 | 10.7 |
Aug-05 | 9.9 |
Sep-05 | 10.8 |
Oct-05 | 10.9 |
Nov-05 | 10.1 |
Dec-05 | 10.7 |
Jan-06 | 10.6 |
Feb-06 | 10.7 |
Mar-06 | 10.2 |
Apr-06 | 10.6 |
May-06 | 10.1 |
Jun-06 | 9.8 |
Jul-06 | 9.6 |
Aug-06 | 9.6 |
Sep-06 | 10.2 |
Oct-06 | 9.1 |
Nov-06 | 9.8 |
Dec-06 | 9.7 |
Jan-07 | 9.6 |
Feb-07 | 9.6 |
Mar-07 | 9.2 |
Apr-07 | 9.0 |
May-07 | 9.0 |
Jun-07 | 9.0 |
Jul-07 | 9.0 |
Aug-07 | 9.6 |
Sep-07 | 9.2 |
Oct-07 | 9.7 |
Nov-07 | 10.0 |
Dec-07 | 9.5 |
Jan-08 | 9.1 |
Feb-08 | 8.1 |
Mar-08 | 8.5 |
Apr-08 | 8.8 |
May-08 | 9.2 |
Jun-08 | 9.0 |
Jul-08 | 8.9 |
Aug-08 | 7.6 |
Sep-08 | 8.7 |
Oct-08 | 8.7 |
Nov-08 | 9.4 |
Dec-08 | 9.7 |
Jan-09 | 10.2 |
Feb-09 | 10.8 |
Mar-09 | 11.9 |
Apr-09 | 11.5 |
May-09 | 12.3 |
Jun-09 | 12.2 |
Jul-09 | 11.6 |
Aug-09 | 11.7 |
Sep-09 | 11.7 |
Oct-09 | 11.2 |
Nov-09 | 11.6 |
Dec-09 | 11.2 |
Jan-10 | 11.3 |
Feb-10 | 11.3 |
Mar-10 | 11.8 |
Apr-10 | 11.9 |
May-10 | 11.4 |
Jun-10 | 11.7 |
Jul-10 | 11.6 |
Aug-10 | 11.6 |
Sep-10 | 11.3 |
Oct-10 | 12.0 |
Nov-10 | 11.6 |
Dec-10 | 11.1 |
Jan-11 | 11.7 |
Feb-11 | 11.8 |
Mar-11 | 11.2 |
Apr-11 | 11.3 |
May-11 | 11.2 |
Jun-11 | 11.2 |
Jul-11 | 11.1 |
Aug-11 | 11.3 |
Sep-11 | 11.3 |
Oct-11 | 11.0 |
Nov-11 | 11.5 |
Dec-11 | 11.8 |
Jan-12 | 11.4 |
Feb-12 | 11.8 |
Mar-12 | 11.8 |
Apr-12 | 10.9 |
May-12 | 12.1 |
Jun-12 | 11.6 |
Jul-12 | 11.9 |
Aug-12 | 11.5 |
Sep-12 | 12.0 |
Oct-12 | 12.1 |
Nov-12 | 11.7 |
Dec-12 | 12.1 |
Jan-13 | 12.0 |
Feb-13 | 12.2 |
Mar-13 | 12.2 |
Apr-13 | 11.7 |
May-13 | 11.7 |
Jun-13 | 11.8 |
Jul-13 | 11.9 |
Aug-13 | 12.8 |
Sep-13 | 12.7 |
Oct-13 | 13.1 |
Nov-13 | 12.3 |
Dec-13 | 12.5 |
Jan-14 | 12.3 |
Feb-14 | 12.8 |
Mar-14 | 12.5 |
Apr-14 | 12.9 |
May-14 | 13.4 |
Jun-14 | 13.4 |
Jul-14 | 13.6 |
Aug-14 | 13.4 |
Sep-14 | 13.6 |
Oct-14 | 14.4 |
Nov-14 | 14.3 |
Dec-14 | 13.1 |
Jan-15 | 14.2 |
Feb-15 | 13.4 |
Mar-15 | 13.5 |
Apr-15 | 13.3 |
May-15 | 13.4 |
Jun-15 | 13.1 |
Jul-15 | 13.6 |
Aug-15 | 13.0 |
Sep-15 | 12.8 |
Oct-15 | 12.6 |
Nov-15 | 12.2 |
Dec-15 | 12.1 |
Jan-16 | 12.7 |
Feb-16 | 11.7 |
Mar-16 | 11.8 |
Apr-16 | 12.1 |
May-16 | 12.4 |
Jun-16 | 13.0 |
Jul-16 | 13.2 |
Aug-16 | 12.8 |
Sep-16 | 12.7 |
Oct-16 | 12.7 |
Nov-16 | 13.6 |
Dec-16 | 13.3 |
Jan-17 | 12.3 |
Feb-17 | 12.8 |
Mar-17 | 13.1 |
Apr-17 | 12.6 |
May-17 | 12.5 |
Jun-17 | 13.1 |
Jul-17 | 12.8 |
Aug-17 | 12.7 |
Sep-17 | 12.5 |
Oct-17 | 12.2 |
Nov-17 | 12.4 |
Dec-17 | 12.4 |
Jan-18 | 12.2 |
Feb-18 | 13.1 |
Mar-18 | 12.3 |
Apr-18 | 12.5 |
May-18 | 11.4 |
Jun-18 | 11.3 |
Jul-18 | 11.1 |
Aug-18 | 11.8 |
Sep-18 | 11.5 |
Oct-18 | 11.4 |
Nov-18 | 11.7 |
Dec-18 | 11.4 |
Jan-19 | 11.5 |
Feb-19 | 11.0 |
Mar-19 | 11.8 |
Apr-19 | 11.9 |
May-19 | 11.8 |
Jun-19 | 12.1 |
Jul-19 | 12.0 |
Aug-19 | 11.8 |
Sep-19 | 11.8 |
Oct-19 | 12.5 |
Nov-19 | 11.6 |
Dec-19 | 11.7 |
Jan-20 | 12.2 |
Feb-20 | 12.1 |
Mar-20 | 11.7 |
Apr-20 | 14.0 |
May-20 | 15.6 |
Jun-20 | 16.5 |
Jul-20 | 16.6 |
Aug-20 | 14.0 |
Sep-20 | 14.6 |
Oct-20 | 15.5 |
Nov-20 | 15.7 |
Dec-20 | 14.0 |
Jan-21 | 14.1 |
Feb-21 | 12.8 |
Mar-21 | 11.8 |
Apr-21 | 10.6 |
May-21 | 10.5 |
Jun-21 | 10.4 |
Jul-21 | 10.3 |
Aug-21 | 10.4 |
Sep-21 | 10.8 |
Oct-21 | 13.1 |
Nov-21 | 10.9 |
Dec-21 | 9.4 |
Jan-22 | 9.0 |
Feb-22 | 9.1 |
Mar-22 | 8.3 |
Apr-22 | 8.7 |
May-22 | 8.7 |
Jun-22 | 8.0 |
Jul-22 | 7.1 |
Aug-22 | 8.4 |
Sep-22 | 7.8 |
Oct-22 | 7.2 |
Nov-22 | 7.7 |
Dec-22 | 7.6 |
Jan-23 | 7.9 |
Feb-23 | 7.9 |
Mar-23 | 7.8 |
Apr-23 | 8.6 |
May-23 | 7.6 |
Jun-23 | 7.8 |
Jul-23 | 8.7 |
Aug-23 | 8.4 |
Sep-23 | 8.0 |
Oct-23 | 9.2 |
Selected labour market indicators for youth (15-24 years), seasonally adjusted
Oct-23 | Annual Change | ||
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('000) | (%) | ||
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, October 2023 (seasonally adjusted). Please note that as the calculations of change presented in the table are taken from more detailed data, results obtained by manually calculating change may not exactly match those in the table, due to rounding error. |
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Employed ('000) | 2,198.9 | 60.2 | 2.8 |
Full-time | 1,002.0 | 24.9 | 2.5 |
Part-time | 1,194.7 | 35.3 | 3.0 |
Unemployed ('000) | 221.7 | 55.4 | 33.3 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 9.2 | - | 2.0 pts |
Participation rate (%) | 71.3 | - | -0.2 pts |
Underemployment
- A person is considered underemployed if they are an employed person who wants, and is available for (in the reference week or in the four weeks subsequent to the survey), more hours of work than they currently have.
- The underemployment rate refers to the number of underemployed persons expressed as a proportion of the labour force (those who are working or looking for work).
Date | Males | Females | Persons | Youth (15-24 years) |
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Oct-03 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 13.8 |
Nov-03 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 13.9 |
Dec-03 | 5.1 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 13.6 |
Jan-04 | 4.9 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 13.3 |
Feb-04 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 12.9 |
Mar-04 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 13.0 |
Apr-04 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 12.6 |
May-04 | 5.0 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 12.9 |
Jun-04 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 7.1 | 13.0 |
Jul-04 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 13.0 |
Aug-04 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 13.3 |
Sep-04 | 5.2 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 13.2 |
Oct-04 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 13.0 |
Nov-04 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 12.8 |
Dec-04 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 13.0 |
Jan-05 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 13.0 |
Feb-05 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 13.0 |
Mar-05 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 13.1 |
Apr-05 | 5.2 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 13.1 |
May-05 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 12.9 |
Jun-05 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 12.9 |
Jul-05 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 12.3 |
Aug-05 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 12.4 |
Sep-05 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 12.4 |
Oct-05 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 12.3 |
Nov-05 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 12.3 |
Dec-05 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 12.3 |
Jan-06 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 12.3 |
Feb-06 | 4.8 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 12.1 |
Mar-06 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 11.8 |
Apr-06 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 11.9 |
May-06 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 11.8 |
Jun-06 | 4.9 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 12.0 |
Jul-06 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 12.4 |
Aug-06 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 12.9 |
Sep-06 | 5.1 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 12.6 |
Oct-06 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 12.1 |
Nov-06 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 11.9 |
Dec-06 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 11.9 |
Jan-07 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 12.0 |
Feb-07 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 12.2 |
Mar-07 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 12.1 |
Apr-07 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 12.0 |
May-07 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 12.0 |
Jun-07 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 11.8 |
Jul-07 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 11.6 |
Aug-07 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 11.3 |
Sep-07 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 11.4 |
Oct-07 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 11.5 |
Nov-07 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 11.6 |
Dec-07 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 11.5 |
Jan-08 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 11.1 |
Feb-08 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 11.0 |
Mar-08 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 10.8 |
Apr-08 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 10.7 |
May-08 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 10.6 |
Jun-08 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 10.6 |
Jul-08 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 10.9 |
Aug-08 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 11.2 |
Sep-08 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 11.4 |
Oct-08 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
Nov-08 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 12.1 |
Dec-08 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 12.5 |
Jan-09 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 12.9 |
Feb-09 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 13.5 |
Mar-09 | 5.8 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 13.3 |
Apr-09 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 13.7 |
May-09 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 14.2 |
Jun-09 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 13.9 |
Jul-09 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 14.0 |
Aug-09 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 14.1 |
Sep-09 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 14.1 |
Oct-09 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 14.4 |
Nov-09 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 14.5 |
Dec-09 | 5.8 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 14.4 |
Jan-10 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 14.4 |
Feb-10 | 5.8 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 14.7 |
Mar-10 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 14.0 |
Apr-10 | 5.4 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 13.4 |
May-10 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 |
Jun-10 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 12.9 |
Jul-10 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 12.7 |
Aug-10 | 5.7 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 12.8 |
Sep-10 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 13.3 |
Oct-10 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 13.5 |
Nov-10 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 13.7 |
Dec-10 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 13.4 |
Jan-11 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 13.0 |
Feb-11 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 13.0 |
Mar-11 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 13.0 |
Apr-11 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 12.7 |
May-11 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 12.6 |
Jun-11 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 12.9 |
Jul-11 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 12.9 |
Aug-11 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 13.2 |
Sep-11 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 13.1 |
Oct-11 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 13.0 |
Nov-11 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 13.3 |
Dec-11 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 13.5 |
Jan-12 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 13.7 |
Feb-12 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 14.0 |
Mar-12 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 14.0 |
Apr-12 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 14.2 |
May-12 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 14.2 |
Jun-12 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 13.7 |
Jul-12 | 5.3 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 13.1 |
Aug-12 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 13.1 |
Sep-12 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 12.7 |
Oct-12 | 5.2 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 13.1 |
Nov-12 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 13.1 |
Dec-12 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 |
Jan-13 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 13.5 |
Feb-13 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 13.2 |
Mar-13 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 13.9 |
Apr-13 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 14.3 |
May-13 | 5.8 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 15.2 |
Jun-13 | 5.9 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 14.8 |
Jul-13 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 14.0 |
Aug-13 | 5.8 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 14.3 |
Sep-13 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 14.1 |
Oct-13 | 5.8 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 14.6 |
Nov-13 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 15.0 |
Dec-13 | 5.8 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 15.2 |
Jan-14 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 15.0 |
Feb-14 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 15.2 |
Mar-14 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 15.2 |
Apr-14 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 15.4 |
May-14 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 15.8 |
Jun-14 | 6.0 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 16.5 |
Jul-14 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 17.5 |
Aug-14 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 17.0 |
Sep-14 | 6.9 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 17.6 |
Oct-14 | 6.3 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 16.3 |
Nov-14 | 6.7 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 17.2 |
Dec-14 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 17.3 |
Jan-15 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 17.4 |
Feb-15 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 17.2 |
Mar-15 | 5.9 | 10.8 | 8.2 | 17.2 |
Apr-15 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 16.8 |
May-15 | 6.4 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 17.4 |
Jun-15 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 17.2 |
Jul-15 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 17.4 |
Aug-15 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 17.3 |
Sep-15 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 17.5 |
Oct-15 | 6.7 | 11.0 | 8.7 | 17.6 |
Nov-15 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 17.6 |
Dec-15 | 6.3 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 17.1 |
Jan-16 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 17.4 |
Feb-16 | 6.6 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 17.7 |
Mar-16 | 6.6 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 17.3 |
Apr-16 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 16.8 |
May-16 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 16.6 |
Jun-16 | 7.0 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 17.5 |
Jul-16 | 7.0 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 18.1 |
Aug-16 | 7.1 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 17.8 |
Sep-16 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 17.7 |
Oct-16 | 6.8 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 16.6 |
Nov-16 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 17.3 |
Dec-16 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 17.7 |
Jan-17 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 17.9 |
Feb-17 | 7.0 | 11.4 | 9.0 | 19.2 |
Mar-17 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 17.3 |
Apr-17 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 18.5 |
May-17 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 8.7 | 18.4 |
Jun-17 | 6.6 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 17.3 |
Jul-17 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 17.7 |
Aug-17 | 6.8 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 18.2 |
Sep-17 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 18.1 |
Oct-17 | 6.6 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 17.6 |
Nov-17 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 17.9 |
Dec-17 | 6.4 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 17.6 |
Jan-18 | 7.0 | 10.6 | 8.7 | 18.6 |
Feb-18 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 17.4 |
Mar-18 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 17.7 |
Apr-18 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 17.9 |
May-18 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 18.5 |
Jun-18 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 18.4 |
Jul-18 | 6.4 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 18.5 |
Aug-18 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 17.8 |
Sep-18 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 17.4 |
Oct-18 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 18.0 |
Nov-18 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 17.5 |
Dec-18 | 6.4 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 17.4 |
Jan-19 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 17.5 |
Feb-19 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 16.9 |
Mar-19 | 6.5 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 17.5 |
Apr-19 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 18.1 |
May-19 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 18.2 |
Jun-19 | 6.6 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 17.7 |
Jul-19 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 18.1 |
Aug-19 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 18.5 |
Sep-19 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 17.7 |
Oct-19 | 6.7 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 17.6 |
Nov-19 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 17.0 |
Dec-19 | 6.5 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 17.1 |
Jan-20 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 18.4 |
Feb-20 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 18.5 |
Mar-20 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 19.2 |
Apr-20 | 12.6 | 15.0 | 13.7 | 23.6 |
May-20 | 12.2 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 21.9 |
Jun-20 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 19.7 |
Jul-20 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 19.4 |
Aug-20 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 20.0 |
Sep-20 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 18.7 |
Oct-20 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 17.7 |
Nov-20 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 16.6 |
Dec-20 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 15.9 |
Jan-21 | 6.9 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 16.1 |
Feb-21 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 16.6 |
Mar-21 | 6.6 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 16.4 |
Apr-21 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 17.1 |
May-21 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 16.2 |
Jun-21 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 16.2 |
Jul-21 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 17.5 |
Aug-21 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 17.3 |
Sep-21 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 17.7 |
Oct-21 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 17.3 |
Nov-21 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 15.6 |
Dec-21 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 14.2 |
Jan-22 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 15.1 |
Feb-22 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 14.4 |
Mar-22 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 13.9 |
Apr-22 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 14.3 |
May-22 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 12.9 |
Jun-22 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 13.9 |
Jul-22 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 14.1 |
Aug-22 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 12.7 |
Sep-22 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 13.5 |
Oct-22 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 13.7 |
Nov-22 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 14.1 |
Dec-22 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 14.8 |
Jan-23 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 14.6 |
Feb-23 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 13.9 |
Mar-23 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 14.9 |
Apr-23 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 14.5 |
May-23 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 14.3 |
Jun-23 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 15.7 |
Jul-23 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 14.5 |
Aug-23 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 14.7 |
Sep-23 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 15.5 |
Oct-23 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 14.2 |
Annual change in underemployment, seasonally adjusted
Underemployed ('000) | Underemployment rate (%) | ||||
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Oct-23 | Annual Change | Oct-23 | Annual Change (% pts) | ||
('000) | (%) | ||||
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, October 2023 (seasonally adjusted). Please note that as the calculations of change presented in the table are taken from more detailed data, results obtained by manually calculating change may not exactly match those in the table, due to rounding error. |
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Males | 410.4 | 45.3 | 12.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
Females | 520.6 | 42.4 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
Persons | 931.0 | 87.7 | 10.4 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
Youth | 343.4 | 27.7 | 8.8 | 14.2 | 0.5 |