# Australia Employment

Australia Employment was up 1.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 14,783 thousands.
Among the 14 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 5th highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.8% (May 2020) to 8.2% (May 2021), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `AU.EMP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1978-02-01 to 2026-09-01 (584 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/australia/employment

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 14,783 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2026 | 14,822 thousands | 1.5 |
| July 2026 | 14,793 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2026 | 14,810 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2026 | 14,733 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 14,698 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2026 | 14,740 thousands | 1.6 |
| February 2026 | 14,718 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2026 | 14,696 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2025 | 14,663 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2025 | 14,605 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2025 | 14,647 thousands | 1.4 |
| September 2025 | 14,614 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 14,598 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 14,612 thousands | 1.6 |
| June 2025 | 14,566 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2025 | 14,593 thousands | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 14,604 thousands | 2.4 |
| March 2025 | 14,501 thousands | 1.9 |
| February 2025 | 14,468 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 14,545 thousands | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 14,513 thousands | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 14,465 thousands | 1.9 |
| October 2024 | 14,449 thousands | 2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.EMP.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.EMP.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```