Australia August 2025 jobless rate 4.2% (vs. 4.2% expected)

Australia August 2025 jobless rate 4.2% (vs. 4.2% expected)

• Employment report from Australia for August 2025

Australian labour market report

Unemployment Rate 4.2%

• expected 4.2%, prior 4.2%

Employment Change -5.4K, a poor result

• expected 22.0K, prior 24.5K

Participation Rate 66.8%, lower participation has prevented the jopbless rate from rising

• expected 67%, prior 67%

Part-Time Employment +35.5K

• prior -35.9K

Full-Time Employment -40.9K, terrible number

• prior 60.5K

more to come