The number of unemployed persons in Australia decreased to 704.70 Thousand in May of 2019 from 707 Thousand in April of 2019. Unemployed Persons in Australia averaged 633.23 Thousand from 1978 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 960.05 Thousand in December of 1992 and a record low of 364.68 Thousand in June of 1981.

Unemployed Persons in Australia is expected to be 700.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployed Persons in Australia to stand at 640.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Australia Unemployed Persons is projected to trend around 626.55 Thousand in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Australia Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 5.20 5.20 11.20 4.00 percent [+]
Employed Persons 12868.20 12826.00 12868.20 5997.66 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 704.70 707.00 960.05 364.68 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 39837.00 43374.00 72829.00 -73123.00 Persons [+]
Full Time Employment 2426.00 -285.00 74800.00 -80829.00 Persons [+]
Employment Change 42264.00 43089.00 99144.00 -74898.00 Persons [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 66.00 65.80 66.00 60.10 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 11.90 11.80 20.10 7.60 percent [+]
Productivity 99.90 100.20 104.21 55.70 Index Points [+]
Labour Costs 103.80 103.60 103.80 44.10 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 244.90 242.90 244.90 28.40 Thousand [+]
Job Advertisements 152689.09 166608.28 258084.63 69799.00 [+]
Wages 1225.30 1207.40 1225.30 59.10 AUD/Week [+]
Wages In Manufacturing 1340.30 1304.50 1340.30 333.00 AUD/Week [+]
Wage Growth 2.30 2.30 4.30 1.90 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 740.80 719.20 740.80 522.12 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 2790.00 2920.00 2920.00 2770.00 AUD/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1770.00 1820.00 1820.00 1750.00 AUD/Month [+]
Wages Low Skilled 2710.00 2670.00 2710.00 2670.00 AUD/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 6120.00 6250.00 6250.00 6120.00 AUD/Month [+]
Employment Rate 62.40 62.40 62.90 54.00 percent [+]


Australia Unemployed Persons

In Australia, unemployed persons are individuals who are without a job and actively seeking to work. This page provides - Australia Unemployed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Australia Unemployed Persons - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
704.70 707.00 960.05 364.68 1978 - 2019 Thousand Monthly
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