Australian Employment Figures

MARCH 2023

TREND ESTIMATES

Employment

The number of people in employment rose by 31,700 to 13,883,100 people. This is 415,600 more than the same month last year.
Full-time employment rose by 30,000 to 9,729,200 in March.
Part-time employment rose by 1,700 to 4,153,900 in March.

Unemployment

The total of unemployed rose by 600 to 508,500 persons in March 2023. This was 41,000 lower than March 2022.

Unemployment Rate

Remained at 3.5%.

Participation Rate

Increased by 0.1 points to 66.8%.

States and territories unemployment

New South Wales 3.2% (+0.0 pts)

Victoria 3.7% (+0.0 pts)

Queensland 3.8% (+0.0 pts)

South Australia 3.9% (+0.0 pts)

Western Australia 3.6% (+0.0 pts)

Tasmania 3.8% (+0.0 pts)

Northern Territory 3.8% (+0.0 pts)

Australian Capital Territory 2.9% (+0.0 pts)

All details from the Australian Bureau of Statistics

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