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Australia Unemployment Rate 14 July 2016

Australia Unemployment Rate 14 July 2016: 5.8% for June 2016, in line with the forecast and up from 5.7% in May 2016. It is the highest reading since February 2016. It was released on Thu 14 Jul 2016 at 01:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
5.8%
June 2016
Forecast
5.8%
The market consensus
Previous
5.7%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: The currency may still react to jobs growth or participation, but an in-line rate usually limits the response.

Australia Unemployment Rate 14 July 2016: 5.8% for June 2016 against a 5.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
14 Jul 2016Jun5.8%5.8%5.7%
16 Jun 2016May5.7%5.7%5.7%
19 May 2016Apr5.7%5.8%5.7%
14 Apr 2016Mar5.7%5.9%5.8%
17 Mar 2016Feb5.8%6%6.0%
18 Feb 2016Jan6.0%5.8%5.8%
14 Jan 2016Dec5.8%5.9%5.8%
10 Dec 2015Nov5.8%6%5.9%
12 Nov 2015Oct5.9%6.2%6.2%
15 Oct 2015Sep6.2%6.3%6.2%
10 Sep 2015Aug6.2%6.2%6.3%
6 Aug 2015Jul6.3%6%6.1%(R)
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