# Australia Unemployed Persons

Australia Unemployed Persons was up 8.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 12.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 732.0 Thousand persons.
Among the 5 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 2nd highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.3% (Dec 2021) to 39.5% (Jul 2020), averaging 0.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 732.0 Thousand persons | 8.2 |
| August 2026 | 723.1 Thousand persons | 12.4 |
| July 2026 | 695.3 Thousand persons | 6.9 |
| June 2026 | 689.6 Thousand persons | 4.4 |
| May 2026 | 677.1 Thousand persons | 8.2 |
| April 2026 | 692.8 Thousand persons | 12.0 |
| March 2026 | 660.7 Thousand persons | 7.0 |
| February 2026 | 662.4 Thousand persons | 7.8 |
| January 2026 | 625.4 Thousand persons | −0.2 |
| December 2025 | 629.3 Thousand persons | 4.1 |
| November 2025 | 658.5 Thousand persons | 11.2 |
| October 2025 | 661.1 Thousand persons | 7.5 |
| September 2025 | 676.8 Thousand persons | 12.3 |
| August 2025 | 643.6 Thousand persons | 4.2 |
| July 2025 | 650.6 Thousand persons | 2.8 |
| June 2025 | 660.5 Thousand persons | 9.3 |
| May 2025 | 626.0 Thousand persons | 4.7 |
| April 2025 | 618.6 Thousand persons | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 617.6 Thousand persons | 6.8 |
| February 2025 | 614.6 Thousand persons | 10.9 |
| January 2025 | 626.3 Thousand persons | 3.7 |
| December 2024 | 604.4 Thousand persons | 2.8 |
| November 2024 | 592.2 Thousand persons | 1.9 |
| October 2024 | 615.0 Thousand persons | 10.8 |

## API

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

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