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Australian Government, Your Career – National Skills Week 2025 – 25-31 August – Explore all the options

Are you exploring ALL the options this National Skills Week?

25 August 2025

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  • Cameron and Andrea’s small business journey: building a business with cultural roots and mentoring support

    4 July 2025
  • Vignette photo of Jarred standing in workwear standing proudly next to a hedge cut in the shape of a giant caterpillar. Next to the photo is this title and text: 'Self-Employment Assistance, helping small business owners build confidence and skills — Meet Jarron'.

    Jarron’s journey: Turning his passion for gardening into a thriving business

    20 May 2025
  • Mid shot of Zoe sitting on an orange sofa, smiling at the camera and holding a sunflower decorative item. The text next to her is: "Self-Employment Assistance – Meet Zoe – helping small business owners turn their ideas into reality."

    Zoe’s small business journey: turning ideas into reality

    5 March 2025
  • Self-Employment Assistance: Helping small business owners navigate challenges – Meet Lauren

    Lauren’s entrepreneurial journey: How Self-Employment Assistance helps navigate challenges and bring opportunities

    14 February 2025
  • Self-Employment Assistance for CALD communities – Information for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities

    Workforce Australia Self-Employment Assistance for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities

    6 August 2024
  • Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2024 - Arthur building better business practices

    Arthur’s journey: How Self-Employment Assistance helped improve his business practices

    9 July 2024
  • Self-Employment Assistance participant, Merridy Williamson standing in front of her dog treats

    Merridy’s determination: How Self-Employment Assistance helped her business succeed and overcome personal challenges

    7 June 2024
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Statistics at a glance

  • Unemployment
  • Employment
Australians
currently unemployed
649,000
(Up 3.1% since July 2024)
Unemployment rate4.2%
(Up 0.1% pts since July 2024)
Australians
currently employed
14,641,400
(Up 1.8% since July 2024)
Employed full-time10,125,900
(Up 1.9% since July 2024)
Employed part-time4,515,500
(Up 1.8% since July 2024)
Participation rate67.0%
(Equal to the rate recorded in July 2024)

Statistics in detail

Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, July 2025, seasonally adjusted data.

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