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Australia Unemployment Rate

Australia Unemployment Rate 19 March 2026

Australia Unemployment Rate 19 March 2026: 4.3% for February 2026, above the 4.1% forecast and up from 4.1% in January 2026. 3 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Thu 19 Mar 2026 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
4.3%
February 2026
Forecast
4.1%
The market consensus
Previous
4.1%
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 19 March 2026: 4.3% for February 2026 against a 4.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Australia Unemployment Rate 19 March 2026: 4.3% vs 4.1% forecast (Australian Bureau of Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/au-unemployment/2026-03-19

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
19 Mar 2026Feb4.3%4.1%4.1%
19 Feb 2026Jan4.1%4.2%4.1%
13 Nov 2025Oct4.3%4.4%4.5%
16 Oct 2025Sep4.5%4.3%4.3%
18 Sep 2025Aug4.2%4.2%4.2%
14 Aug 2025Jul4.2%4.2%4.3%
17 Jul 2025Jun4.3%4.1%4.1%
19 Jun 2025May4.1%4.1%4.1%
15 May 2025Apr4.1%4.1%4.1%
17 Apr 2025Mar4.1%4.2%4.0%
20 Mar 2025Feb4.1%4.1%4.1%
20 Feb 2025Jan4.1%4.1%4%
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