Australian Employment Figures

JUNE 2022

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES

Employment

Seasonally adjusted, the number of people in employment rose by 88,400 to 13,599,300 people. This is 438,000 more than the same month last year.
Full-time employment rose by 52,900 to 9,496,300 in June.
Part-time employment rose by 35,500 to 4,103,000 in June.

Unemployment

The seasonally adjusted total of unemployed fell by 54,300 people to 493,900 persons in June 2022. This was 188,500 lower than June 2021.

Unemployment Rate

Seasonally adjusted fell by 0.4% to 3.5%.

Participation Rate

Seasonally adjusted roseby 0.1 points to 66.8%.

States and territories unemployment (seasonally adjusted)

New South Wales 3.3% (-0.7 pts)

Victoria 3.2% (-0.5 pts)

Queensland 4.0% (-0.1 pts)

South Australia 4.3% (-0.1 pts)

Western Australia 3.4% (+0.3 pts)

Tasmania 4.3% (-0.2 pts)

Northern Territory 3.7% (-0.3 pts)

All details from the Australian Bureau of Statistics

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