According to the ABS, the June 2025 unemployment rate (Trend) for Australia increased to 4.2% from 4.1%.
This was an increase of 8,400 from 631,100 in May 2025, to 639,500 in June 2025.
The number employed increased from 14,614,900 in May 2025, to 14,637,800 in June 2025.
According to the ABS, the June 2023 unemployment rate (Trend) for Australia remained at 3.5%.
This was a slight reduction from 507,000 in May 2023, down to 505,500 in June 2023.
The number employed increased to 14,045,800 from 14,006,800 in May 2023.
JobSeeker is the Australian Unemployment benefit payment and is paid every two weeks, to eligible applicants.
Fortnightly Payment rate.
$693.10 Single, 22 or over, no children (increased from $642.70 in March 2022).
$745.20 Single, 22 or over, with children (increased … Read the rest
JobSeeker is the Australian Unemployment benefit payment and is paid every two weeks, to eligible applicants.
JobSeeker will increase on 20 September 2022.
Single rate: $668.40, an increase of $25.70 per fortnight from $642.70.
Partnered rate: $608.70, an increase of $23.40 from $585.30… Read the rest
The Australian Unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since 1974.
According to the ABS, the Australian Unemployment rate fell to 3.85% in April 2022.
The number of Employed people rose to 13,401,700 from the 13,397,700 in March 2022. That is an increase … Read the rest
The Australian Unemployment rate in March 2022 varied between 3.4% and 4.9% depending on which of the Australian States or Territories you look at.
The Unemployment rate for all of Australia is 3.95% in March 2022. This is a slight drop from the 4.04% in February … Read the rest
Anthony Albanese, on 11 April 2022, said he thought that the Australian unemployment rate was 5.4 per cent.
Scott Morrison, on the same day, said it was 4%, the lowest rate over 50 years.
The latest actual figures show that the Prime Minister, Scott … Read the rest
JobSeeker is the Australian Unemployment benefit payment and is paid every two weeks, to eligible applicants.
Fortnightly Payment rate.
$642.70 Single, 22 or over, no children (increase from $629.50).
$691.00 Single, 22 or over, with children (increase from $676.80).… Read the rest
Unemployment in Australia increased by 81,800 in October 2021, from 625,500 in September up to 708,300 in October.
But, how important is such an increase, when looked at in the long term?
The following graph, showing unemployment rates from 2011, is showing the October 2021 … Read the rest
Seasonally adjusted estimates of Unemployment statistics in Australia.
