Macro Hawk

Australia unemployment rateFinished

Australia unemployment, July 2026

Thursday 20 August 2026

At the venue, Canberra AEST

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra

Australian Bureau of Statistics release

Previous4.4%
Actual4.5%

There is no published expectation for this release.

Actual figures and what was expected
Thursday 23 July 20264.4%
Thursday 20 August 20264.5%
Surprise, actual minus expected
Thursday 23 July 2026not available
Thursday 20 August 2026not available
Currency
Market reaction, ECB reference rates from the working day before to the working day after (2026-08-19 to 2026-08-21), the Australian dollar against the euro
Stock indexnot available
2-year bondnot available
10-year bondnot available
Currency+0.49%