Australian Employment Figures

DECEMBER 2022

TREND ESTIMATES

Employment

The number of people in employment rose by 26,500 to 13,765,200 people. This is 469,700 more than the same month last year.
Full-time employment rose by 25,700 to 9,618,500 in December.
Part-time employment rose by 800 to 4,146,700 in December.

Unemployment

The total of unemployed rose by 1600 to 494,200 persons in December 2022. This was 100,600 lower than December 2021.

Unemployment Rate

Remained at 3.5%.

Participation Rate

Remained at 66.7%.

States and territories unemployment

New South Wales 3.2% (+0.0 pts)

Victoria 3.5% (+0.0 pts)

Queensland 3.6% (+0.0 pts)

South Australia 4.0% (-0.1 pts)

Western Australia 3.6% (+0.0 pts)

Tasmania 3.8% (-0.1 pts)

Northern Territory 3.9% (+0.0 pts)

All details from the Australian Bureau of Statistics

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