Next release Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 19:30 New York. Every release since 14 Jan 2016: 130 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the AUD. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last Australia Unemployment Rate (Sep. 2026, released 15 Oct 2026) came in at 4.7%, above the 4.6% forecast; the previous reading was 4.7%. The next Australia Unemployment Rate is due Wednesday, 18 November 2026 at 19:30 New York time (Oct. 2026).
Since 2016, Australia Unemployment Rate has come in above forecast 30% of the time and below 43% (130 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 42%. It has now come in above forecast 3 releases in a row.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 0.09%: lower than expected is good for the AUD.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 20:30 | Sep. 2026 | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.7% | above |
| 24 Sept 2026 21:30 | Aug. 2026 | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.5% | above |
| 20 Aug 2026 21:30 | Jul. 2026 | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.4% | above |
| 23 Jul 2026 21:30 | Jun. 2026 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | in line |
| 25 Jun 2026 21:30 | May. 2026 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | in line |
| 21 May 2026 21:30 | Apr. 2026 | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.3% | above |
| 16 Apr 2026 21:30 | Mar. 2026 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | in line |
| 19 Mar 2026 20:30 | Feb. 2026 | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.1% | above |
| 19 Feb 2026 19:30 | Jan. 2026 | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% | below |
| 22 Jan 2026 19:30 | Dec. 2025 | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% | below |
| 11 Dec 2025 19:30 | Nov. 2025 | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.3% | below |
| 13 Nov 2025 19:30 | Oct. 2025 | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.4% | below |
| 16 Oct 2025 20:30 | Sep. 2025 | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.2% | above |
| 18 Sept 2025 21:30 | Aug. 2025 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% | in line |
| 14 Aug 2025 21:30 | Jul. 2025 | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.3% | above |
| 17 Jul 2025 21:30 | Jun. 2025 | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.1% | above |
| 19 Jun 2025 21:30 | May. 2025 | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | in line |
| 15 May 2025 21:30 | Apr. 2025 | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | in line |
| 17 Apr 2025 21:30 | Mar. 2025 | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% | below |
| 20 Mar 2025 20:30 | Feb. 2025 | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | in line |
| 20 Feb 2025 19:30 | Jan. 2025 | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4% | in line |
| 16 Jan 2025 19:30 | Dec. 2024 | 4% | 4% | 3.9% | in line |
| 12 Dec 2024 19:30 | Nov. 2024 | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.1% | below |
| 14 Nov 2024 19:30 | Oct. 2024 | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4% | in line |
| 17 Oct 2024 20:30 | Sep. 2024 | 4% | 4.2% | 4.1% | below |
| 19 Sept 2024 21:30 | Aug. 2024 | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% | below |
| 15 Aug 2024 21:30 | Jul. 2024 | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4% | above |
| 18 Jul 2024 21:30 | Jun. 2024 | 4% | 4% | 4% | in line |
| 13 Jun 2024 21:30 | May. 2024 | 4% | 4% | 4.1% | in line |
| 16 May 2024 21:30 | Apr. 2024 | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.9% | above |
| 18 Apr 2024 21:30 | Mar. 2024 | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.7% | in line |
| 21 Mar 2024 20:30 | Feb. 2024 | 3.7% | 4% | 4.1% | below |
| 15 Feb 2024 19:30 | Jan. 2024 | 4.1% | 4% | 4% | above |
| 18 Jan 2024 19:30 | Dec. 2023 | 4% | 3.9% | 3.9% | above |
| 14 Dec 2023 19:30 | Nov. 2023 | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.8% | above |
| 16 Nov 2023 19:30 | Oct. 2023 | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.6% | above |
| 19 Oct 2023 20:30 | Sep. 2023 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.7% | below |
| 14 Sept 2023 21:30 | Aug. 2023 | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | in line |
| 17 Aug 2023 21:30 | Jul. 2023 | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.5% | above |
| 20 Jul 2023 21:30 | Jun. 2023 | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | below |
| 15 Jun 2023 21:30 | May. 2023 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.7% | below |
| 18 May 2023 21:30 | Apr. 2023 | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.6% | above |
| 13 Apr 2023 21:30 | Mar. 2023 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | in line |
| 16 Mar 2023 20:30 | Feb. 2023 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | in line |
| 16 Feb 2023 19:30 | Jan. 2023 | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.5% | above |
| 19 Jan 2023 19:30 | Dec. 2022 | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | above |
| 15 Dec 2022 19:30 | Nov. 2022 | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% | above |
| 17 Nov 2022 19:30 | Oct. 2022 | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% | below |
| 20 Oct 2022 20:30 | Sep. 2022 | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.5% | above |
| 15 Sept 2022 21:30 | Aug. 2022 | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | above |
| 18 Aug 2022 21:30 | Jul. 2022 | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | in line |
| 14 Jul 2022 21:30 | Jun. 2022 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.9% | below |
| 16 Jun 2022 21:30 | May. 2022 | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | above |
| 19 May 2022 21:30 | Apr. 2022 | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4% | in line |
| 14 Apr 2022 21:30 | Mar. 2022 | 4% | 3.9% | 4% | above |
| 17 Mar 2022 20:30 | Feb. 2022 | 4% | 4.1% | 4.2% | below |
| 17 Feb 2022 19:30 | Jan. 2022 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | in line |
| 20 Jan 2022 19:30 | Dec. 2021 | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.6% | below |
| 16 Dec 2021 19:30 | Nov. 2021 | 4.6% | 5% | 5.2% | below |
| 11 Nov 2021 19:30 | Oct. 2021 | 5.2% | 4.8% | 4.7% | above |
| 14 Oct 2021 20:30 | Sep. 2021 | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4.6% | below |
| 16 Sept 2021 21:30 | Aug. 2021 | 4.6% | 4.9% | 4.7% | below |
| 19 Aug 2021 21:30 | Jul. 2021 | 4.7% | 5% | 5% | below |
| 15 Jul 2021 21:30 | Jun. 2021 | 5% | 5% | 5.1% | in line |
| 17 Jun 2021 21:30 | May. 2021 | 5.1% | 5.5% | 5.5% | below |
| 20 May 2021 21:30 | Apr. 2021 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.7% | below |
| 15 Apr 2021 21:30 | Mar. 2021 | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.9% | in line |
| 18 Mar 2021 20:30 | Feb. 2021 | 5.9% | 6.3% | 6.3% | below |
| 18 Feb 2021 19:30 | Jan. 2021 | 6.3% | 6.5% | 6.6% | below |
| 21 Jan 2021 19:30 | Dec. 2020 | 6.6% | 6.7% | 6.8% | below |
| 17 Dec 2020 19:30 | Nov. 2020 | 6.8% | 7% | 6.9% | below |
| 19 Nov 2020 19:30 | Oct. 2020 | 6.9% | 7.2% | 6.9% | below |
| 15 Oct 2020 20:30 | Sep. 2020 | 6.9% | 7.1% | 6.8% | below |
| 17 Sept 2020 21:30 | Aug. 2020 | 6.8% | 7.7% | 7.4% | below |
| 13 Aug 2020 21:30 | Jul. 2020 | 7.4% | 7.8% | 7.4% | below |
| 16 Jul 2020 21:30 | Jun. 2020 | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7% | in line |
| 18 Jun 2020 21:30 | May. 2020 | 7% | 7% | 6.3% | in line |
| 14 May 2020 21:30 | Apr. 2020 | 6.3% | 8.3% | 5.2% | below |
| 16 Apr 2020 21:30 | Mar. 2020 | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.1% | below |
| 19 Mar 2020 20:30 | Feb. 2020 | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.3% | below |
| 20 Feb 2020 19:30 | Jan. 2020 | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5% | above |
| 23 Jan 2020 19:30 | Dec. 2019 | 5% | 5.2% | 5.2% | below |
| 19 Dec 2019 19:30 | Nov. 2019 | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.3% | below |
| 14 Nov 2019 19:30 | Oct. 2019 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.2% | in line |
| 17 Oct 2019 20:30 | Sep. 2019 | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.3% | below |
| 19 Sept 2019 21:30 | Aug. 2019 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | in line |
| 15 Aug 2019 21:30 | Jul. 2019 | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | above |
| 18 Jul 2019 21:30 | Jun. 2019 | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.2% | above |
| 13 Jun 2019 21:30 | May. 2019 | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.2% | above |
| 16 May 2019 21:30 | Apr. 2019 | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.1% | above |
| 18 Apr 2019 21:30 | Mar. 2019 | 5.1% | 5% | 5% | above |
| 21 Mar 2019 20:30 | Feb. 2019 | 5% | 5% | 5.1% | in line |
| 21 Feb 2019 19:30 | Jan. 2019 | 5.1% | 5% | 5% | above |
| 24 Jan 2019 19:30 | Dec. 2018 | 5% | 5.1% | 5.1% | below |
| 20 Dec 2018 19:30 | Nov. 2018 | 5.1% | 5% | 5% | above |
| 15 Nov 2018 19:30 | Oct. 2018 | 5% | 5.1% | 5% | below |
| 18 Oct 2018 20:30 | Sep. 2018 | 5% | 5.3% | 5.3% | below |
| 13 Sept 2018 21:30 | Aug. 2018 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | in line |
| 16 Aug 2018 21:30 | Jul. 2018 | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.3% | below |
| 19 Jul 2018 21:30 | Jun. 2018 | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.4% | below |
| 14 Jun 2018 21:30 | May. 2018 | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.5% | below |
| 17 May 2018 21:30 | Apr. 2018 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | in line |
| 19 Apr 2018 21:30 | Mar. 2018 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.6% | in line |
| 22 Mar 2018 20:30 | Feb. 2018 | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.5% | above |
| 15 Feb 2018 19:30 | Jan. 2018 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.6% | in line |
| 18 Jan 2018 19:30 | Dec. 2017 | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.5% | above |
| 14 Dec 2017 19:30 | Nov. 2017 | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.4% | above |
| 16 Nov 2017 19:30 | Oct. 2017 | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.5% | below |
| 19 Oct 2017 20:30 | Sep. 2017 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.5% | below |
| 14 Sept 2017 21:30 | Aug. 2017 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.6% | below |
| 17 Aug 2017 21:30 | Jul. 2017 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | in line |
| 20 Jul 2017 21:30 | Jun. 2017 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | in line |
| 15 Jun 2017 21:30 | May. 2017 | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.6% | below |
| 18 May 2017 21:30 | Apr. 2017 | 5.6% | 5.9% | 5.8% | below |
| 13 Apr 2017 21:30 | Mar. 2017 | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.9% | below |
| 16 Mar 2017 20:30 | Feb. 2017 | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.7% | above |
| 16 Feb 2017 19:30 | Jan. 2017 | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.8% | below |
| 19 Jan 2017 19:30 | Dec. 2016 | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.8% | above |
| 15 Dec 2016 19:30 | Nov. 2016 | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.6% | above |
| 17 Nov 2016 19:30 | Oct. 2016 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.7% | in line |
The next Australia Unemployment Rate is due Wednesday, 18 November 2026 at 19:30 New York time (Oct. 2026).
The last Australia Unemployment Rate (Sep. 2026, released 15 Oct 2026) came in at 4.7%, above the 4.6% forecast; the previous reading was 4.7%.
Australia Unemployment Rate is released monthly by Bureau of Statistics. CRTLAB has 130 releases on record since 14 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, Australia Unemployment Rate has come in above forecast 30% of the time and below 43% (130 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 42%. It has now come in above forecast 3 releases in a row.
The highest was 7.4% (Jul. 2020) and the lowest 3.4% (Oct. 2022). The five-year average is 4.02%.
Usually the opposite: a lower reading than forecast is the good surprise for the AUD, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the AUD against its forecast, red one that was bad.
In Australia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.