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Australia Unemployment Rate

Australia Unemployment Rate 24 September 2026

Australia Unemployment Rate 24 September 2026: 4.6% for August 2026, above the 4.5% forecast and up from 4.5% in July 2026. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Thu 24 Sep 2026 at 01:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 30 Sep 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
4.6%
August 2026
Forecast
4.5%
The market consensus
Previous
4.5%
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 24 September 2026: 4.6% for August 2026 against a 4.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
24 Sep 2026Aug4.6%4.5%4.5%
20 Aug 2026Jul4.5%4.4%4.4%
23 Jul 2026Jun4.4%4.4%4.4%
25 Jun 2026May4.4%4.4%4.5%
21 May 2026Apr4.5%4.3%4.3%
16 Apr 2026Mar4.3%4.3%4.3%
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%
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