Australia Employment Rate 1978-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Employment Rate in Australia increased to 62.10 percent in June from 62 percent in May of 2018. Employment Rate in Australia averaged 58.93 percent from 1978 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 62.90 percent in April of 2008 and a record low of 54 percent in April of 1983.

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Australia Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	5.40	5.40	11.20	4.00	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	12573.57	12522.66	12573.57	5997.85	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	714.10	715.17	959.90	364.54	Thousand	[+]
Part Time Employment	9668.00	33364.00	72873.00	-73080.00	Persons	[+]
Full Time Employment	41200.00	-19900.00	79900.00	-81000.00	Persons	[+]
Employment Change	50900.00	13500.00	99100.00	-75000.00	Persons	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	65.70	65.50	65.80	60.10	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	11.30	11.60	20.10	7.60	percent	[+]
Productivity	100.90	100.20	104.21	58.20	Index Points	[+]
Labour Costs	101.10	101.20	102.50	45.40	Index Points	[+]
Job Vacancies	234.20	220.80	234.20	28.40	Thousand	[+]
Job Advertisements	178321.99	175660.00	258085.00	69799.00		[+]
Wages	1191.50	1179.00	1191.50	59.10	AUD/Week	[+]
Wage Growth	2.10	2.10	4.30	1.90	percent	[+]
Wages In Manufacturing	1309.40	1309.40	1309.40	333.00	AUD/Week	[+]
Minimum Wages	719.20	694.90	719.20	522.12	AUD/week	[+]
Population	24.70	24.13	24.70	10.39	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Women	65.50	65.50	65.50	62.00		[+]
Retirement Age Men	65.50	65.50	65.50	65.00		[+]
Living Wage Family	3420.00	3440.00	3460.00	3420.00	AUD/Month	[+]
Living Wage Individual	2420.00	2430.00	2440.00	2420.00	AUD/Month	[+]
Wages Low Skilled	2440.00	2660.00	2660.00	2440.00	AUD/Month	[+]
Wages High Skilled	6110.00	6250.00	6250.00	6110.00	AUD/Month	[+]
Employment Rate	62.10	62.00	62.90	54.00	percent	[+]

Australia Employment Rate

In Australia, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population. This page provides - Australia Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Australia Employment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	62.10	62.00	62.90	54.00	1978 - 2018	percent	Monthly	SA

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Mexico	96.61	Jun/18	96.78	97.23	93.58	%	Monthly
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Australia	62.10	Jun/18	62	62.9	54	%	Monthly
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South Korea	61.40	Jun/18	61.3	61.5	56.1	%	Monthly
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Japan	60.20	Jun/18	60.3	63.5	55.9	%	Monthly
Russia	59.80	Jun/18	59.8	66.6	59.3	%	Monthly
Italy	58.70	Jun/18	58.8	58.9	55.3	%	Monthly
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