Unemployment rate in Australia, 2018

Unemployment rate in 2018: 12 values, Annual average — 5.3 %. Official data — Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Unemployment rate in 2018 — chart, Annual average 5.3 %, source Australian Bureau of Statistics
Unemployment rate in 2018 — dynamics chart. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. forecasteconomy.com

2018 totals

  • Annual average: 5.3 %
  • Value at start of year: 5.5241 % (1 January 2018)
  • Value at end of year: 5.0181 % (1 December 2018)
  • Minimum and maximum: 5.0013 … 5.5817 %
  • Number of observations: 12
  • Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

All values for 2018

DateValue, %
1 January 20185.5241
1 February 20185.5817
1 March 20185.5304
1 April 20185.5452
1 May 20185.4366
1 June 20185.342
1 July 20185.2942
1 August 20185.2436
1 September 20185.018
1 October 20185.0013
1 November 20185.1089
1 December 20185.0181

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