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Australia Employment Change
Last Release
Aug 31, 2025
Actual
-5,400
Units In
Persons
Previous
24,500
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Oct 16, 2025
Time to Release
27 Days 7 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
366,100 Nov 2021 | -591,769 Apr 2020 | 15,053.65 Persons | 1978-2025 | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
In Australia, employment change refers to the absolute change in the number of persons who work for pay or profit, or perform unpaid family work. Estimates include both full-time and part-time employment.
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Employment in Australia dropped by 5,400 to 14.63 million in August 2025, reversing an upwardly revised 26,500 gain in the previous month and missing market expectations of a 22,000 increase. It was the first decline since May, driven by a 40,900 drop in full-time jobs to 10.08 million, after a sharply revised 63,600 rise in July. By contrast, part-time employment grew by 35,500 to 4.55 million, extending a 37,200 gain in July. The employment-to-population ratio slipped to 64.0% from 64.1%, while the participation rate fell to 66.8% from 67.0%. On a yearly basis, total employment still rose by 217,200, or 1.5%.
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