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Australia Unemployment Rate

Australia Unemployment Rate 16 July 2020

Australia Unemployment Rate 16 July 2020: 7.4% for June 2020, in line with the forecast and up from 7.1% in May 2020. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It was released on Thu 16 Jul 2020 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
7.4%
June 2020
Forecast
7.4%
The market consensus
Previous
7.1%
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 16 July 2020: 7.4% for June 2020 against a 7.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Jul 2020Jun7.4%7.4%7.1%
18 Jun 2020May7.1%7%6.4%
14 May 2020Apr6.2%8.3%5.2%
16 Apr 2020Mar5.2%5.5%5.1%
19 Mar 2020Feb5.1%5.3%5.3%
20 Feb 2020Jan5.3%5.2%5.1%
23 Jan 2020Dec5.1%5.2%5.2%
19 Dec 2019Nov5.2%5.3%5.3%
14 Nov 2019Oct5.3%5.3%5.2%
17 Oct 2019Sep5.2%5.3%5.3%
19 Sep 2019Aug5.3%5.3%5.2%
15 Aug 2019Jul5.2%5.2%5.2%
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