The labor force participation rate in Australia edged down to 67% in November 2024, remaining close to a record-high of 67.1% in the previous two periods. Labor Force Participation Rate in Australia averaged 63.62 percent from 1978 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 67.10 percent in September of 2024 and a record low of 60.10 percent in April of 1983. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Labor Force Participation Rate in Australia decreased to 67 percent in November from 67.10 percent in October of 2024.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Australia decreased to 67 percent in November from 67.10 percent in October of 2024. Labor Force Participation Rate in Australia is expected to be 66.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Labor Force Participation Rate is projected to trend around 67.10 percent in 2025 and 67.30 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-11-14 12:30 AM
Participation Rate
Oct 67.1% 67.2% 67.2% 67.2%
2024-12-12 12:30 AM
Participation Rate
Nov 67% 67.1% 67.1% 67.0%
2025-01-16 12:30 AM
Participation Rate
Dec 67% 66.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 14535.50 14499.89 Thousand Nov 2024
Employment Change 35613.00 12142.00 Persons Nov 2024
Employment Rate 64.40 64.30 percent Nov 2024
Full Time Employment Chg 52571.00 8962.00 Persons Nov 2024
Job Vacancies 329.90 348.00 Thousand Sep 2024
Participation Rate 67.00 67.10 percent Nov 2024
Labour Costs 108.60 107.90 points Sep 2024
Part Time Employment Chg -16958.00 3180.00 Persons Nov 2024
Population 26.97 26.27 Million Dec 2023
Productivity 99.10 99.50 points Sep 2024
Unemployed Persons 595.27 622.32 Thousand Nov 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.90 4.10 percent Nov 2024
Wage Price Index YoY 3.50 4.10 percent Sep 2024
Wages 1480.90 1432.60 AUD/Week Jun 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 1668.60 1631.10 AUD/Week Jun 2024
Youth Unemployment Rate 8.80 9.10 percent Nov 2024

Australia Labor Force Participation Rate
The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
67.00 67.10 67.10 60.10 1978 - 2024 percent Monthly
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