Australia
Labor force participation rate
Labor-force participation measures the share of people working or actively looking for work. It helps distinguish weak employment from people leaving the labor force.
Labor Force Participation Rate - Australia
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The reading right now
As of January 2025, Labor force participation rate for Australia stood at 66.5%. That is down 0.18 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 66.7%, ranging from a low of 66.1% in January 2021 to a high of 67% in January 2023. The current reading sits 0.49 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of 66%.
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