Labour Costs in Australia increased to 108.60 points in the third quarter of 2024 from 107.90 points in the second quarter of 2024. Labour Costs in Australia averaged 67.74 points from 1985 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 108.60 points in the third quarter of 2024 and a record low of 36.70 points in the third quarter of 1985. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Labour Costs in Australia is expected to be 109.38 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Labour Costs is projected to trend around 113.54 points in 2026 and 116.15 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.




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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 Labour Costs
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
108.60 107.90 108.60 36.70 1985 - 2024 points Quarterly
SA, 2020-2021=100