Unemployment – Employment Estimates: ABS v Roy Morgan (1992-2023)

Unemployment – Employment Estimates: ABS v Roy Morgan (1992-2023)


 The Roy Morgan Unemployment EstimatesThe ABS Unemployment Estimates 
% of work force unemployed
 Total looking
For work
Work force
Unemployed
Total Looking
For Work*
Original (Trend)Seasonally
Adjusted*

'000%'000%%
1992
Octobern/a n/a 973 10.5 11.2 
Novembern/a n/a 971 10.5 11.3 
Decembern/an/an/an/a974(973)**11.3(10.8)**11.3(11.3)**
1993
January1,111 12.8 954 11.8 11.0 
February1,040 12.3 956 12.2 11.1 
March1,086(1,079)**12.8(12.6)**941(950)**11.3(11.8)**10.9(11.0)**
April914 10.9 914 10.8 10.7 
May1,020 12.0 925 10.8 10.7 
June1,054(996)**12.3(11.7)**966(935)**10.6(10.7)**11.1(10.8)**
July1,101 12.8 924 10.4 10.7 
August1,088 12.5 964 10.7 11.1 
September1,070(1,086)**12.5(12.6)**947(945)**10.7(10.6)**10.9(10.9)**
October1,021 12.0 982 10.4 11.2 
November1,045 12.2 958 10.3 11.0 
December1,162(1,076)**13.4(12.5)**922(954)**10.7(10.5)**10.6(10.9)**
1994
January1,161 13.4 918 11.3 10.5 
February1,075 12.3 914 11.5 10.5 
March999(1,078)**11.5(12.4)**903(912)**10.8(11.2)**10.3(10.4)**
April1,002 11.7 875 10.1 10.1 
May874 10.2 852 9.7 9.8 
June859(912)**10.1(10.7)**878(868)**9.6(9.8)**10.0(10.0)**
July852 10.0 834 9.1 9.5 
August821 9.8 832 9.2 9.5 
September877(850)**10.5(10.1)**829(832)**9.3(9.2)**9.5(9.5)**
October875 10.3 803 8.6 9.1 
November909 10.5 812 8.7 9.3 
December915(900)**10.6(10.5)**790(802)**9.0(8.8)**8.9(9.1)**
1995
January989 11.3 799 9.7 9.0 
February888 10.2 801 9.9 8.9 
March903(927)**10.5(10.7)**773(791)**9.1(9.6)**8.7(8.9)**
April935 10.8 744 8.3 8.3 
May759 8.8 767 8.4 8.5 
June884(859)**10.3(10.0)**750(754)**8.1(8.3)**8.3(8.4)**
July884 10.2 742 7.9 8.2 
August804 9.4 753 8.2 8.3 
September841(843)**9.9(9.8)**763(753)**8.4(8.2)**8.5(8.3)**
October797 9.4 788 8.2 8.7 
November848 9.8 784 8.1 8.6 
December822(822)**9.4(9.5)**731(779)**8.2(8.2)**8.1(8.5)**
1996
January975 10.9 770 9.2 8.5 
February916 10.4 767 9.4 8.4 
March883(925)**10.0(10.4)**771(769)**8.9(9.2)**8.5(8.5)**
April806 9.2 805 8.7 8.9 
May837 9.6 774 8.3 8.5 
June800(814)**9.2(9.3)**757(779)**8.0(8.3)**8.3(8.6)**
July861 9.8 773 8.0 8.5 
August825 9.5 807 8.5 8.8 
September831(839)**9.5(9.6)**799(793)**8.7(8.4)**8.7(8.7)**
October792 9.1 807 8.4 8.8 
November845 9.6 775 8.1 8.5 
December877(838)**9.9(9.5)**795(792)**8.7(8.4)**8.6(8.6)**
1997
January930 10.4 791 9.3 8.6 
February913 10.3 811 9.8 8.8 
March862(902)**9.7(10.1)**803(802)**9.2(9.4)**8.7(8.7)**
April844 9.5 800 8.7 8.7 
May773 8.8 810 8.6 8.8 
June824(814)**9.4(9.2)**778(796)**8.2(8.5)**8.5(8.7)**
July898 10.1 801 8.2 8.7 
August834 9.4 799 8.4 8.7 
September842(858)**9.4(9.6)**791(797)**8.5(8.4)**8.6(8.7)**
October788 8.9 773 8.0 8.4 
November863 9.6 779 8.0 8.4 
December911(854)**10.3(9.6)**753(768)**8.1(8.1)**8.1(8.3)**
1998
January911 10.0 756 8.9 8.2 
February827 9.1 751 9.1 8.1 
March822(853)**9.1(9.4)**760(756)**8.6(8.9)**8.2(8.2)**
April865 9.7 737 7.9 7.9 
May796 8.8 754 7.9 8.1 
June748(803)**8.3(8.9)**768(753)**7.9(7.9)**8.2(8.1)**
July879 9.8 777 7.8 8.3 
August893 10.0 761 7.9 8.1 
September908(893)**10.0(9.9)**761(766)**8.1(7.9)**8.1(8.2)**
October870 9.6 720 7.3 7.7 
November868 9.6 751 7.6 8.0 
December868(869)**9.5(9.6)**710(727)**7.4(7.4)**7.6(7.9)**
1999
January1,006 11.0 704 8.1 7.5 
February936 10.1 697 8.3 7.4 
March818(920)**8.9(10.0)**696(699)**7.8(8.1)**7.4(7.4)**
April876 9.6 707 7.5 7.5 
May799 8.9 702 7.3 7.5 
June866(847)**9.5(9.3)**680(696)**6.9(7.2)**7.2(7.4)**
July823 8.9 661 6.6 7.0 
August828 8.9 682 7.0 7.2 
September831(827)**8.9(8.9)**703(682)**7.4(7.0)**7.4(7.2)**
October864 9.5 674 6.7 7.1 
November832 8.9 641 6.4 6.7 
December862(853)**9.4(9.3)**672(662)**6.9(6.7)**7.0(6.9)**
2000
January983 10.6 655 7.4 6.9 
February853 9.2 644 7.5 6.7 
March868(901)**9.4(9.7)**700(666)**7.3(7.4)**6.9(6.8)**
April926 10.1 659 6.8 6.8 
May912 9.8 643 6.7 6.7 
June826(888)**8.9(9.6)**609(637)**6.3(6.6)**6.6(6.7)**
July870 9.3 610 5.9 6.3 
August856 9.1 624 6.2 6.4 
September869(865)**9.4(9.3)**614(616)**6.4(6.2)**6.3(6.3)**
October837 9.0 615 6.0 6.3 
November909 9.6 637 6.2 6.6 
December953(900)**10.2(9.6)**643(632)**6.5(6.2)**6.6(6.5)**
2001
January974 10.4 647 7.2 6.6 
February967 10.4 673 7.6 6.9 
March989(977)**10.6(10.5)**662(661)**7.2(7.3)**6.8(6.8)**
April970 10.2 671 6.8 6.8 
May948 10.2 676 6.9 6.9 
June908(942)**9.7(10.0)**681(676)**6.7(6.8)**6.9(6.9)**
July837 8.8 618 6.3 6.3 
August918 9.7 644 6.6 6.6 
September1,006(920)**10.7(9.7)**672(645)**6.8(6.6)**6.7(6.5)**
October914 9.6 697 6.7 7.1 
November889 9.1 661 6.4 6.7 
December1,003(935)**10.5(9.8)**665(674)**6.6(6.6)**6.7(6.8)**
2002
January1,075 10.9 693 7.4 7.0 
February926 9.4 653 7.3 6.6 
March841(947)**8.9(9.8)**622(656)**6.7(7.1)**6.3(6.6)**
April812 8.4 622 6.4 6.3 
May744 7.8 622 6.3 6.3 
June794(783)**8.3(8.2)**644(629)**6.3(6.3)**6.5(6.4)**
July750 7.6 609 5.6 6.2 
August690 7.3 622 6.0 6.2 
September703(715)**7.3(7.4)**617(616)**5.9(6.2)**6.2(6.2)**
October747 7.8 599 5.7 6.0 
November716 7.4 617 5.8 6.1 
December730(731)**7.7(7.7)**628(615)**6.1(5.9)**6.2(6.1)**
2003
January673 7.0 620 6.5 6.1 
February808 8.4 610 6.7 6.0 
March769(750)**8.0(7.8)**626(619)**6.5(6.6)**6.2(6.1)**
April744 7.7 623 6.2 6.1 
May791 8.2 613 6.1 6.0 
June764(766)**8.0(8.0)**620(619)**5.9(6.1)**6.1(6.1)**
July795 8.1 621 5.6 6.2 
August774 8.1 594 5.6 5.9 
September761(776)**7.8(8.0)**590(602)**5.8(5.7)**5.8(6.0)**
October711 7.1 577 5.4 5.7 
November769 7.8 573 5.3 5.6 
December863(781)**8.8(7.9)**575(575)**5.6(5.4)**5.6(5.6)**
2004
January973 9.5 584 6.2 5.8 
February832 8.4 595 6.6 5.9 
March892(899)**8.8(8.9)**574(584)**5.9(6.2)**5.6(5.8)**
April846 8.4 574 5.7 5.6 
May786 7.9 561 5.5 5.5 
June826(819)**8.5(8.3)**575(570)**5.5(5.6)**5.6(5.6)**
July757 7.4 582 5.2 5.7 
August679 6.9 579 5.4 5.7 
September698(711)**7.1(7.1)**572(578)**5.5(5.4)**5.6(5.7)**
October694 6.9 544 5.0 5.3 
November632 6.4 536 4.9 5.2 
December688(671)**6.8(6.7)**527(536)**5.0(5.0)**5.1(5.2)**
2005
January775 7.6 532 5.6 5.1 
February715 7.0 533 5.7 5.1 
March753(748)**7.5(7.4)**540(535)**5.4(5.6)**5.2(5.1)**
April797 7.7 540 5.2 5.1 
May737 7.2 542 5.2 5.1 
June669(734)**6.5(7.1)**527(536)**4.9(5.1)**5.0(5.1)**
July783 7.6 525 4.6 5.0 
August715 7.0 530 4.8 5.0 
September681(726)**6.7(7.1)**539(531)**5.1(4.8)**5.1(5.0)**
October709 6.9 548 4.9 5.2 
November832 8.1 538 4.7 5.1 
December864(802)**8.5(7.8)**546(544)**5.1(4.9)**5.2(5.2)**
2006
January893 8.5 558 5.8 5.3 
February832 7.8 554 5.9 5.2 
March815(847)**7.7(8.0)**532(548)**5.3(5.7)**5.0(5.2)**
April753 7.2 542 5.2 5.1 
May695 6.6 521 4.9 4.9 
June659(702)**6.2(6.6)**529(531)**4.8(5.0)**4.9(5.0)**
July776 7.3 514 4.4 4.8 
August722 7.0 524 4.6 4.9 
September803(767)**7.6(7.3)**513(517)**4.8(4.6)**4.8(4.7)**
October864 8.2 496 4.3 4.6 
November681 6.5 499 4.3 4.6 
December712(752)**6.7(7.1)**502(499)**4.5(4.4)**4.6(4.6)**
2007
January854 8.0 493 5.0 4.5 
February781 7.4 502 5.2 4.6 
March636(757)**6.3(7.2)**485(493)**4.7(5.0)**4.5(4.5)**
April680 6.3 475 4.5 4.4 
May528 4.9 463 4.3 4.2 
June579(596)**5.5(5.6)**472(470)**4.2(4.3)**4.3(4.3)**
July648 6.1 468 3.9 4.3 
August537 5.0 472 4.1 4.3 
September658(614)**6.2(5.8)**461(467)**4.2(4.1)**4.2(4.3)**
October594 5.6 480 4.1 4.4 
November606 5.7 499 4.1 4.5 
December740(647)**7.0(6.1)**468(482)**4.2(4.1)**4.2(4.4)**
2008
January624 5.8 458 4.5 4.1 
February662 6.2 441 4.5 4.0 
March651(646)**6.1(6.0)**455(451)**4.1(4.4)**4.1(4.1)**
April608 5.6 477 4.1 4.3 
May657 6.1 477 4.2 4.3 
June629(632)**5.8(5.9)**476(477)**4.3(4.2)**4.3(4.2)**
July607 5.5 480 4.2 4.3 
August606 5.6 457 4.2 4.1 
September538(584)**4.9(5.3)**478(472)**4.3(4.2)**4.3(4.2)**
October625 5.7 485 4.3 4.3 
November696 6.4 498 4.4 4.4 
December700(674)**6.4(6.2)**503(495)**4.5(4.4)**4.5(4.4)**
2009
January767 6.9 544 4.8 4.8 
February884 8.0 591 4.9 5.2 
March775(809)**7.0(7.3)**651(595)**5.4(5.0)**5.7(5.2)**
April799 7.1 615 5.5 5.4 
May825 7.4 651 5.7 5.7 
June862(829)**7.8(7.5)**669(645)**5.8(5.7**)5.8(5.6)**
July861 7.6 664 5.9 5.8 
August838 7.4 664 5.8 5.8 
September775(825)**6.9(7.3)**659(662)**5.8(5.8)**5.7(5.8)**
October811 7.2 670 5.8 5.8 
November777 6.9 653 5.7 5.7 
December773(787)**6.8(7.0)**639(654)**5.6(5.7)**5.5(5.7)**
2010
January875 7.5 612 5.4 5.3 
February907 7.9 616 5.3 5.3 
March836(873)**7.4(7.6)**619(616)**5.3(5.3)**5.3(5.3)**
April760 6.6 628 5.3 5.4 
May804 6.9 601 5.2 5.2 
June682(749)**5.9(6.5)**598(609)**5.2(5.2)**5.1(5.2)**
July737 6.3 632 5.2 5.3 
August718 6.1 608 5.2 5.1 
September756(737)**6.5(6.3)**611(617)**5.1(5.2)**5.1(5.2)**
October760 6.4 647 5.2 5.4 
November815 6.9 628 5.3 5.2 
December903(826)**7.7(7.0)**599(625)**5.1(5.2)**5.0(5.2)**
2011
January948 7.9 606 5.1 5.0 
February927 7.9 605 5.0 5.0 
March863(913)**7.4(7.7)**593(601)**4.9(5.0)**4.9(5.0)**
April847 7.2 583 4.9 4.9 
May818 6.9 593 4.9 4.9 
June846(837)**7.0(7.0)**591(589)**4.9(4.9)**4.9(4.9)**
July885 7.6 612 5.0 5.1 
August939 7.9 637 5.1 5.3 
September919(914)**7.7(7.7)**634(628)**5.2(5.1)**5.2(5.2)**
October1,026 8.6 631 5.3 5.2 
November1,044 8.6 636 5.3 5.3 
December1,034(1,035)**8.6(8.6)**630(632)**5.3(5.3)**5.2(5.2)**
2012
January1,278 10.3 614 5.2 5.1 
February1,177 9.7 632 5.2 5.2 
March1,120(1,192)**9.3(9.7)**629(625)**5.2(5.2)**5.2(5.2)**
April1,149 9.3 598 5.1 4.9 
May997 8.2 623 5.1 5.1 
June1,169(1,105)**9.7(9.1)**631(617)**5.1(5.1)**5.2(5.1)**
July1,171 9.7 635 5.2 5.2 
August1,205 9.8 623 5.2 5.1 
September1,214(1,197)**10.0(9.8)**663(640)**5.3(5.2)**5.4(5.2)**
October1,163 9.7 653 5.4 5.4 
November1,229 10.0 637 5.3 5.2 
December1,175(1,189)**9.6(9.8)**656(649)**5.4(5.4)**5.4(5.3)**
2013
January1,327
10.9
660
5.4
5.4
February1,360
10.9
660
5.4
5.4
March1,369(1,352)**10.8(10.9)**687(669)**5.5(5.4)**5.6(5.5)**
April1,154
9.3
685
5.5
5.5
May1,168
9.5
683
5.6
5.5
June1,205(1,176)**9.7(9.5)**709(692)**5.7(5.6)**5.7(5.6)**
July1,267
10.1
705
5.7
5.7
August1,251
10.1
714
5.8
5.8
September1,297(1,272)**10.4(10.2)**697(705)**5.7(5.7)**5.6(5.7)**
October1,333
10.7
709
5.8
5.7
November1,268
10.2
713
5.8
5.8
December1,411(1,337)**11.2(10.7)**722(715)**5.8(5.8)**5.8(5.8)**
2014
January1,440
11.3
729
5.9
6.0
February1,561
12.3
742
6.0
6.0
March1,465(1,488)**11.6(11.7)**713(728)**6.0(6.0)**5.8(5.9)**
April1,299
10.4
713
5.9
5.8
May1,186
9.7
717
5.9
5.8
June1,326(1,273)**10.6(10.2)**742(724)**5.9(5.9)**6.0(5.9)**
July1,265
10.2
789
6.1
6.4
August1,064
8.7
755
6.2
6.1
September1,208(1,179)**9.9(9.6)**747(764)**6.0(6.1)**6.2(6.2)**
October1,090
9.1
772
6.2
6.2
November1,260
10.0
778
6.3
6.3
December1,402(1,251)**10.9(10.0)**759(770)**6.2(6.2)**6.1(6.2)**
2015
January1,233
9.8
795
6.3
6.4
February1,381
11.0
777
6.3
6.3
March1,368(1,327)**10.8(10.5)**765(779)**6.2(6.3)**6.1(6.3)**
April1,309
10.4
769
6.1
6.2
May1,289
10.3
745
6.0
6.0
June1,192(1,263)**9.3(10.0)**756(757)**6.0(6.0)**6.0(6.1)**
July1,097
8.7
801
6.1
6.3
August1,173
9.2
781
6.2
6.2
September1,058(1,109)**8.3(8.7)**772(785)**6.2(6.2)**6.2(6.2)**
October1,110
8.8
740
6.1
5.9
November1,186
9.2
739
6.0
5.8
December1,256(1,184)**9.7(9.2)**728(736)**5.8(6.0)**5.8(5.8)**
2016
January1,346
10.3
761
5.8
6.0
February1,319
10.0
733
5.8
5.8
March1,422(1,362)**11.0(10.4)**723(739)**5.8(5.8)**5.7(5.8)**
April1,334
10.4
723
5.7
5.7
May1,369
10.7
726
5.7
5.7
June1,247(1,317)**9.6(10.7)**734(728)**5.7(5.7)**5.8(5.7)**
July1,365
10.5
726
5.7
5.7
August1,332
10.4
713
5.7
5.6
September1,101(1,266)**8.5(9.8)**705(715)**5.6(5.7)**5.6(5.6)**
October1,188
9.2
705
5.6
5.6
November1,199
9.2
725
5.6
5.7
December1,186(1,191)**9.2(9.2)**741(723)**5.7(5.6)**5.8(5.7)**
2017
January1,295
9.7
720
5.7
5.7
February1,253
9.4
748
5.8
5.9
March1,236(1,261)**9.3(9.5)**753(747)**5.9(5.8)**5.9(5.8)**
April1,217
9.3
732
5.8
5.7
May1,284
9.8
712
5.7
5.5
June1,200(1,234)**8.9(9.3)**728(724)**5.6(5.7)**5.6(5.6)**
July1,236
9.4
731
5.6
5.6
August1,324
10.2
728
5.6
5.6
September1,202(1,254)**9.1(9.6)**712(724)**5.5(5.6)**5.5(5.6)**
October 1,226 9.5
702
5.5
5.4
November1,288
9.8
708
5.4
5.4
December1,312(1,275)**9.8(9.7)**731(714)**5.4(5.4)**5.5(5.4)**
2018
January1,219
9.1
724
5.5
5.5
February1,310
9.7
734
5.5
5.6
March1,210(1,246)**8.9(9.2)**730(729)**5.6(5.5)**5.5(5.5)**
April1,196
9.1
741
5.5
5.6
May1,316
9.8
715
5.5
5.4
June1,171(1,228)**8.7(9.2)**714(723)**5.4(5.5)**5.4(5.5)**
July1,329
10.0
706
5.4
5.3
August1,476
11.0
709
5.3
5.3
September1,256(1,354)**9.4(10.1)**666(694)**5.2(5.3)**5.0(5.2)**
October1,265
9.4
672
5.1
5.0
November1,291
9.5
683
5.1
5.1
December1,302(1,286)**9.7(9.5)**667(674)**5.0(5.1)**5.0(5.0)**
2019
January1,253
9.2
674
5.1
5.0
February1,292
9.6
664
5.0
4.9
March1,491(1,345)**10.9(9.9)**680(673)**5.0(5.0)**5.0(5.0)**
April1,202
8.9
704
5.1
5.2
May1,325
9.5
705
5.1
5.2
June1,254(1,260)**9.2(9.2)**711(707)**5.2(5.1)**5.2(5.2)**
July1,182
8.7
713
5.3
5.2
August1,179
8.7
717
5.3
5.3
September1,202(1,188)**8.7(8.7)**710(713)**5.3(5.3)**5.2(5.2)**
October1,075
7.8
726
5.3
5.3
November1,122
8.1
708
5.2
5.2
December1,205(1,134)**8.7(8.2)**693(709)**5.1(5.2)**5.1(5.2)**
2020
January1,361
9.7
726
5.2
5.3
February1,174
8.3
699
5.1
5.1
March (All)1,715(1,417)**12.2(10.1)**719(715)**5.2(5.2)**5.2(5.2)**
March (Early)1,019
7.3






March (Late)2,407
16.8






April2,159
15.3
823
6.2***
6.2
May2,090
14.8
928
7.1***
7.1
June2,048(2,099)**14.5(14.9)**992(914)**7.4***(6.9)**7.4(6.9)**
July1,786
12.5
1,009
7.5***
7.5
August1,980
13.8
922
6.8***
6.8
September1,828(1,865)**12.9(13.1)**937(956)**6.9***(7.1)**6.9(7.1)**
October1,810
12.8
961
7.0***
7.0
November1,680
11.9
942
6.8***
6.8
December1,724(1,738)**12.0(12.2)**912(938)**6.6***(6.6)**6.6(6.8)**
2021
January1,680
11.7
878
6.4***
6.4
February1,930
13.2
805
5.8***
5.8
March1,639(1,750)**11.4(12.1)**778(820)**5.6***(5.9)**5.6(5.9)**
April1,307
9.0
756
5.5***
5.5
May1,493
10.3
701
5.1***
5.1
June1,394(1,398)**9.4(9.5)**679(712)**4.9***(5.2)**4.9(5.2)**
July1,422
9.7
639
4.6***
4.6
August1,362
9.5
617
4.5***
4.5
September1,265(1,350)**8.7(9.3)**626(627)**4.6***(4.6)**4.6(4.6)**
October1,320
9.2
707
5.2***
5.2
November1,330
9.2
637
4.6***
4.6
December1,252(1,301)**8.5(9.0)**574(639)**4.2***(4.7)**4.2(4.7)**
2022
January1,201
8.2
580
4.2***
4.2
February1,227
8.5
563
4.0***
4.0
March1,133(1,187)**7.8(8.2)**551(565)**4.0***(4.1)**4.0(4.1)**
April1,411
9.7
537
3.9***
3.9
May1,169
8.1
548
3.9***
3.9
June1,125(1,235)**7.8(8.5)**494(526)**3.5***(3.8)**3.5(3.8)**
July1,246
8.5
474
3.4***

3.4
August1,363
9.2
488
3.5***
3.5
September1,202(1,270)**8.1(8.6)**499(487)**3.5(3.5)**3.5(3.5)**
October1,362
9.2
478
3.4
3.4
November1,338
9.0
492
3.4
3.5
December1,384(1,361)**9.3(9.2)**494(488)**3.5(3.4)**3.5(3.5)**
2023
January1,607
10.7
523
3.5
3.7

*ABS Seasonally Adjusted figures. **Average calculated for previous three months. ***There were no ABS Trend estimates released for April 2020 - August 2022 (29 months).

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