Australia · Jobs & wages
Looking for a job.
Looking for more hours.
Unemployment is one part of the picture. Underemployment shows people who have work but want and are available for more.
Not seasonally adjusted (original) means regular seasonal patterns remain in the figures. It does not mean the first or unrevised edition. Seasonally adjusted figures allow for regular seasonal patterns; the label does not mean more up-to-date.
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September 2026 publication edition. Detailed age comparisons use original data where seasonal adjustment is not published. Pandemic trend estimates have qualifications. Small movements can reflect survey uncertainty.
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All lines use Australia, one published series basis and the same units. Different histories can begin at different dates; gaps remain gaps. Rates compare differently sized groups more fairly than counts. Published age groups overlap; do not add them together.
Who wants more work? Compare ages.
– means this combination is unavailable in the selected basis. Choose Original for finer age groups where available; some measures are only published seasonally adjusted. Age groups overlap and must not be summed.
Definitions and source
ABS Labour Force, September 2026 edition, through the selected OD Engine releases. Rates can have different denominators. Underutilisation combines unemployment and underemployment; do not add all three rates.
Are employers still looking?
Vacancies show demand for employees. They are not job advertisements, and available jobs may not match a jobseeker’s skills or location.
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August 2026 edition. Reference months are February, May, August and November. Gaps remain gaps; no monthly vacancies are interpolated.