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Australia Employment Change
Last Release
Feb 28, 2025
Actual
-52,770
Units In
Persons
Previous
30,468
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Apr 17, 2025
Time to Release
26 Days 0 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
366,100 Nov 2021 | -591,769 Apr 2020 | 14,968.44 Persons | 1978-2025 | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
In Australia, employment change refers to the absolute change in the number of persons who work for pay or profit, or perform unpaid family work. Estimates include both full-time and part-time employment.
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Employment in Australia declined by 52.8 thousand in February 2025, missing market estimates of a 30 thousand gain and marking the first drop since March 2024. This followed a downwardly revised 30.5 thousand increase in the previous month. Full-time employment fell by 35.7 thousand to 10.01 million, reversing a 36.9 thousand gain in January. In addition, part-time employment decreased by 17.1 thousand to 4.50 million, after a 6.5 thousand fall in January. Through the year to February, employment added 266.2 thousand or 1.9%.
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