Australia Forecast: Unemployment Rate

1980 - 2025 | Yearly | % | International Monetary Fund

Australia’s Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 6.908 % in Dec 2020 as reported by International Monetary Fund. It records a decrease from the last reported number of 5.158 % in Dec 2019. Looking ahead, Australia’s Unemployment Rate is projected to stand at 5.423 % in Dec 2025. The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Unemployment Rate.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
5.423 2025	5.602 2024	4.250 2008	10.883 1993	%	yearly	1980 - 2025

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country/region	Last	Frequency	Range
Afghanistan (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Albania (%)	11.000 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Algeria (%)	18.064 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Angola (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Antigua and Barbuda (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Argentina (%)	9.150 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Armenia (%)	20.705 2025	yearly	2001 - 2025
Aruba (%)	7.458 2021	yearly	1998 - 2021
Australia (%)	5.423 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Austria (%)	4.500 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025

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Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-7.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2003 - Jun 2020
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-63,966.960 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 2002 - Jun 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	90,927.832 Sep 2020	quarterly	Sep 2002 - Sep 2020
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	30.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 2002 - Jun 2020
National Government Debt (USD mn)	474,369.8 2019	yearly	1999 - 2019
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	34.7 2019	yearly	1999 - 2019
Forecast: Government Expenditure (AUD bn)	880.783 2025	yearly	1988 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (AUD bn)	1,693.021 2025	yearly	1989 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (AUD bn)	833.535 2025	yearly	1988 - 2025
DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Revenue (AUD bn)	538.100 2024	yearly	1997 - 2024
DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Expenses (AUD bn)	596.600 2024	yearly	1997 - 2024
AU: General Government: Financial Liabilities (AUD mn)	2,035,045.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Jun 1999 - Sep 2020

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