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Australia Unemployment Rate

Australia Unemployment Rate 15 February 2024

Australia Unemployment Rate 15 February 2024: 4.1% for January 2024, above the 4% forecast and up from 3.9% in December 2023. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Thu 15 Feb 2024 at 00:30 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
4.1%
January 2024
Forecast
4%
The market consensus
Previous
3.9%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear rise above forecast can weaken the Australian dollar as it signals labour-market slack and may bring rate cuts closer.

Australia Unemployment Rate 15 February 2024: 4.1% for January 2024 against a 4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
15 Feb 2024Jan4.1%4%3.9%
18 Jan 2024Dec3.9%3.9%3.9%
14 Dec 2023Nov3.9%3.8%3.8%
16 Nov 2023Oct3.7%3.7%3.6%
19 Oct 2023Sep3.6%3.7%3.7%
14 Sep 2023Aug3.7%3.7%3.7%
17 Aug 2023Jul3.7%3.6%3.5%
20 Jul 2023Jun3.5%3.6%3.5%
15 Jun 2023May3.6%3.7%3.7%
18 May 2023Apr3.7%3.5%3.5%
13 Apr 2023Mar3.5%3.6%3.5%
16 Mar 2023Feb3.5%3.6%3.7%
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