Australian Employment Figures

OCTOBER 2023

TREND ESTIMATES

Employment

The number of people in employment rose by 28,300 to 14,145,400 people. This is 386,700 more than the same month last year.
Full-time employment rose by 2,000 to 9,831,900 in October.
Part-time employment rose by 26,300 to 4,313,500 people in October.

Unemployment

The total of unemployed rose by 3,600 to 542,100 persons in October 2023. This was 46,500 higher than October 2022.

Unemployment Rate

Remained at 3.7%.

Participation Rate

Fell to 66.8%.

States and territories unemployment

New South Wales 3.4% (+0.0 pts)

Victoria 3.6% (+0.0 pts)

Queensland 4.2% (+0.0 pts)

South Australia 3.6% (-0.1 pts)

Western Australia 3.7% (+0.0 pts)

Tasmania 4.3% (+0.0 pts)

Northern Territory 4.1% (+0.1 pts)

Australian Capital Territory 3.5% (+0.1 pts)

All details from the Australian Bureau of Statistics