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Australia Unemployment Rate

Australia Unemployment Rate 17 October 2024

Australia Unemployment Rate 17 October 2024: 4.1% for September 2024, below the 4.2% forecast and against 4.1% in August 2024 (first reported as 4.2%). It is the lowest reading since June 2024. 3 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Thu 17 Oct 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%
September 2024
Forecast
4.2%
The market consensus
Previous
4.1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A lower-than-expected rate can support the Australian dollar, especially if employment gains and participation confirm a genuinely tight market.

Australia Unemployment Rate 17 October 2024: 4.1% for September 2024 against a 4.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Australia Unemployment Rate 17 October 2024: 4.1% vs 4.2% forecast (Australian Bureau of Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/au-unemployment/2024-10-17

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
17 Oct 2024Sep4.1%4.2%4.1%
19 Sep 2024Aug4.2%4.2%4.2%
15 Aug 2024Jul4.2%4.1%4.1%
18 Jul 2024Jun4.1%4%4%
13 Jun 2024May4%4%4.1%
16 May 2024Apr4.1%3.9%3.9%
18 Apr 2024Mar3.8%3.9%3.7%
21 Mar 2024Feb3.7%4%4.1%
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%
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