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Australia Unemployment rate: latest figures and trend Is unemployment going up? The unemployment rate in Australia was 4.72% in September 2026, up 0.07 percentage points from 4.65% in August 2026.
The latest unemployment rate for Australia is 4.72% (2026-09), according to Australian Bureau of Statistics. The table below lists every value we have collected, newest first.
Latest value 4.72% Reference period: 2026-09
Previous (2026-08): 4.65% · +0.07 percentage points
Australian Bureau of Statistics · Sources · Last checked with the source 31 Oct 2026
Australia: Unemployment rate Australia: 2024-10 4.08%, 2024-11 3.93%, 2024-12 4%, 2025-01 4.13%, 2025-02 4.08%, 2025-03 4.08%, 2025-04 4.06%, 2025-05 4.11%, 2025-06 4.34%, 2025-07 4.26%, 2025-08 4.22%, 2025-09 4.43%, 2025-10 4.32%, 2025-11 4.31%, 2025-12 4.12%, 2026-01 4.08%, 2026-02 4.31%, 2026-03 4.29%, 2026-04 4.5%, 2026-05 4.39%, 2026-06 4.45%, 2026-07 4.49%, 2026-08 4.65%, 2026-09 4.72%
Australia: Unemployment rate
% · 2024-10–2026-09
0% 2.36% 4.72% Australia 2024-10: 4.08% Australia 2024-11: 3.93% Australia 2024-12: 4% Australia 2025-01: 4.13% Australia 2025-02: 4.08% Australia 2025-03: 4.08% Australia 2025-04: 4.06% Australia 2025-05: 4.11% Australia 2025-06: 4.34% Australia 2025-07: 4.26% Australia 2025-08: 4.22% Australia 2025-09: 4.43% Australia 2025-10: 4.32% Australia 2025-11: 4.31% Australia 2025-12: 4.12% Australia 2026-01: 4.08% Australia 2026-02: 4.31% Australia 2026-03: 4.29% Australia 2026-04: 4.5% Australia 2026-05: 4.39% Australia 2026-06: 4.45% Australia 2026-07: 4.49% Australia 2026-08: 4.65% Australia 2026-09: 4.72% 4.72% 2024-10 2025-10 2026-09
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0)
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) About this indicator Official series unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) Unit % Frequency Monthly Sources Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) — license We record revisions when the source changes a value we already collected. We do not receive a provisional/final flag from the source, so recent values may still be revised.