# Australia Labour Force

Australia Labour Force was up 1.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 15,515 Thousand persons.
Among the 4 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.0% (May 2020) to 6.0% (May 2021), averaging 2.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 15,515 Thousand persons | 1.5 |
| August 2026 | 15,545 Thousand persons | 2.0 |
| July 2026 | 15,488 Thousand persons | 1.5 |
| June 2026 | 15,499 Thousand persons | 1.8 |
| May 2026 | 15,410 Thousand persons | 1.3 |
| April 2026 | 15,391 Thousand persons | 1.1 |
| March 2026 | 15,400 Thousand persons | 1.9 |
| February 2026 | 15,381 Thousand persons | 2.0 |
| January 2026 | 15,322 Thousand persons | 1.0 |
| December 2025 | 15,292 Thousand persons | 1.2 |
| November 2025 | 15,264 Thousand persons | 1.4 |
| October 2025 | 15,308 Thousand persons | 1.6 |
| September 2025 | 15,291 Thousand persons | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 15,241 Thousand persons | 1.4 |
| July 2025 | 15,262 Thousand persons | 1.7 |
| June 2025 | 15,226 Thousand persons | 2.0 |
| May 2025 | 15,219 Thousand persons | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 15,222 Thousand persons | 2.3 |
| March 2025 | 15,119 Thousand persons | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 15,083 Thousand persons | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 15,171 Thousand persons | 2.9 |
| December 2024 | 15,117 Thousand persons | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 15,057 Thousand persons | 1.9 |
| October 2024 | 15,064 Thousand persons | 2.4 |

## API

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

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