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Australia Unemployment Rate

Latest Release

Dec 12, 2024

Actual

3.9%

Forecast

4.2%

4.1%

The Unemployment Rate measures the percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the AUD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the AUD.

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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistic...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Dec 12, 2024 (Nov)	11:30	3.9%	4.2%	4.1%
Nov 14, 2024 (Oct)	11:30	4.1%	4.1%	4.1%
Oct 17, 2024 (Sep)	11:30	4.1%	4.2%	4.1%
Sep 19, 2024 (Aug)	12:30	4.2%	4.2%	4.2%
Aug 15, 2024 (Jul)	12:30	4.2%	4.1%	4.1%
Jul 18, 2024 (Jun)	12:30	4.1%	4.1%	4.0%

News

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Analysis

Unemployment rate drops to 3.6% in May By Harry O'Sullivan - Jun 15, 2023

Unemployment rate drops to 3.6% in MayNew data revealed by the ABS showed a slight drop in the unemployment rate for May, down to 3.6%. After a slight bounce (3.5% in March to 3.7% in...

Unemployment rate 3.7%, lower chance of an RBA hike in June? By Harry O'Sullivan - May 18, 2023

After consecutive months at 3.5%, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.7% in April.The number of employed Australians decreased by 4,300, while there were 18,400 more unemployed...

RBA rate hikes still on the table By David Bassanese - Apr 17, 2023

Global marketsGlobal equities inched further ahead last week – despite a lift in bond yields – as generally mixed economic data kept intact expectations for at least one more US rate hike...

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