Macro Hawk

Australia unemployment rateFinished

Australia unemployment, August 2026

Thursday 24 September 2026

At the venue, Canberra AEST

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra

Australian Bureau of Statistics release

Previous4.5%
Actual4.6%

There is no published expectation for this release.

Actual figures and what was expected
Thursday 23 July 20264.4%
Thursday 20 August 20264.5%
Thursday 24 September 20264.6%
Surprise, actual minus expected
Thursday 23 July 2026not available
Thursday 20 August 2026not available
Thursday 24 September 2026not available
Currency
Market reaction, ECB reference rates from the working day before to the working day after (2026-09-23 to 2026-09-25), the Australian dollar against the euro
Stock indexnot available
2-year bondnot available
10-year bondnot available
Currency-0.46%