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Unemployment rate
Australia — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.0% (December 1989) |
| 1991 | 9.2% (March 1991) |
| 1992 | 10.5% (November 1991) |
| 1993 | 11.3% (December 1992) |
| 1994 | 10% (December 1993) |
| 1995 | 8.9% (December 1994) |
| 1996 | 8.1% (December 1995) |
| 1997 | 8.5% (1996 est.) |
| 1998 | 8.4% (1997) |
| 1999 | 8.1% (1998) |
| 2000 | 7.5% (1999) |
| 2001 | 6.4% (2000) |
| 2002 | 6.3% (2002) |
| 2003 | 6.3% (2002) |
| 2004 | 6% (2003) |
| 2005 | 5.1% (December 2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 5.1% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 4.9% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 4.4% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 4.2% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 51 4.4% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 5.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 5.6% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 5.2% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 48 5.6% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 5.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 51 5.1% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 5.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 47 5.1% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 5.7% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 53 5.2% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 6.1% (2014 est.) | 5.7% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 62 |
| 2016 | 6.1% (2015 est.) | 6.1% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 69 |
| 2017 | 5.7% (2016 est.) | 5.7% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 75 |
| 2018 | 5.6% (2017 est.) | 5.7% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 5.6% (2017 est.) | 5.7% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 5.16% (2019 est.) | 5.29% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 5.16% (2019 est.) 5.29% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 5.16% (2019 est.) 5.29% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 5.11% (2021 est.) 6.46% (2020 est.) 5.16% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 3.67% (2023 est.) 3.7% (2022 est.) 5.12% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 4.1% (2024 est.) 3.7% (2023 est.) 3.8% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |