Australia Labour Force Participation Rate
1978 - 2021 | Monthly | % | Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australia Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 66.7 % in Feb 2021, compared with 65.5 % in the previous month. Australia Labour Force Participation Rate is updated monthly, available from Feb 1978 to Feb 2021, with an average rate of 63.4 % . The data reached the an all-time high of 66.7 % in Feb 2021 and a record low of 59.6 % in Jan 1984. Australia Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In the latest reports, Australia Population reached 25.6 million people in Dec 2019. Unemployment Rate of Australia increased to 7.0 % in Oct 2020. The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 3,648.3 USD in Nov 2020.
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| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.7 Feb 2021 | 65.5 Jan 2021 | 59.6 Jan 1984 | 66.7 Feb 2021 | % | monthly | Feb 1978 - Feb 2021 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 59.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.7 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 56.0 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Armenia (%) | 60.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Australia (%) | 66.7 Feb 2021 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Feb 2021 |
| Austria (%) | 77.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 63.1 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Bahrain (%) | 72.6 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 55.7 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 87.0 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Belgium (%) | 68.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Bolivia (%) | 62.4 2017 | yearly | 1999 - 2017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 42.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Botswana (%) | 69.4 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Brazil (%) | 56.8 Jan 2021 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2021 |
| Brunei (%) | 63.9 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 55.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Cambodia (%) | 87.4 2019 | yearly | 2007 - 2019 |
| Canada (%) | 64.0 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Feb 2021 |
| Chile (%) | 57.5 Feb 2021 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Feb 2021 |
| China (%) | 66.8 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Colombia (%) | 61.6 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2021 |
| Croatia (%) | 51.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2020 |
| Cyprus (%) | 63.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 59.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2020 |
| Denmark (%) | 68.8 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Feb 2021 |
| Ecuador (%) | 64.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2020 |
| Egypt (%) | 42.2 2019 | yearly | 2009 - 2019 |
| Estonia (%) | 63.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| European Union (%) | 56.4 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Finland (%) | 65.6 Dec 2020 | monthly | May 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| France (%) | 72.0 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2019 |
| Georgia (%) | 62.9 2019 | yearly | 1998 - 2019 |
| Germany (%) | 56.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2020 |
| Ghana (%) | 66.2 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Greece (%) | 57.9 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 59.5 Feb 2021 | monthly | Dec 1981 - Feb 2021 |
| Hungary (%) | 63.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2020 |
| Iceland (%) | 76.4 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2021 |
| India (%) | 46.3 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 67.8 Aug 2020 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Aug 2020 |
| Iran (%) | 38.3 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2020 |
| Ireland (%) | 61.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2020 |
| Israel (%) | 60.4 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Feb 2021 |
| Italy (%) | 48.2 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 52.8 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 61.9 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Feb 2021 |
| Jordan (%) | 37.9 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 69.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Dec 2020 |
| Kenya (%) | 71.9 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 61.6 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Feb 2021 |
| Kosovo (%) | 40.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Sep 2020 |
| Kuwait (%) | 71.1 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 60.2 2019 | yearly | 1994 - 2019 |
| Laos (%) | 77.3 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 69.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2020 |
| Lebanon (%) | 45.3 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Lithuania (%) | 62.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Dec 2020 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 55.7 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 70.2 Feb 2021 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Feb 2021 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 55.9 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Malawi (%) | 75.2 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Malaysia (%) | 68.5 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2015 - Feb 2021 |
| Malta (%) | 77.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Mauritius (%) | 75.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 56.7 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2021 |
| Moldova (%) | 41.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2020 |
| Mongolia (%) | 57.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2020 |
| Montenegro (%) | 53.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Morocco (%) | 44.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Mozambique (%) | 76.1 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Myanmar (%) | 56.6 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 77.2 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) | 68.5 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2021 |
| New Zealand (%) | 70.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2020 |
| Nigeria (%) | 53.4 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Norway (%) | 63.7 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Oman (%) | 67.7 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Pakistan (%) | 50.2 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 40.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Dec 2020 |
| Panama (%) | 66.5 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
| Paraguay (%) | 72.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2020 |
| Peru (%) | 72.7 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
| Philippines (%) | 60.5 Jan 2021 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Jan 2021 |
| Poland (%) | 56.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2020 |
| Portugal (%) | 58.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2020 |
| Qatar (%) | 88.2 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 55.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2020 |
| Russia (%) | 67.9 Dec 2020 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Dec 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 61.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2020 |
| Serbia (%) | 55.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2020 |
| Singapore (%) | 68.1 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Slovakia (%) | 59.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2020 |
| Slovenia (%) | 58.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2020 |
| South Africa (%) | 56.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2020 |
| Spain (%) | 58.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Dec 2020 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 50.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Sudan (%) | 46.9 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Sweden (%) | 72.9 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Feb 2021 |
| Switzerland (%) | 68.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2020 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -11.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -37,649.347 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2020 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 107,765.303 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2020 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 26.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 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) | 947.776 2026 | yearly | 1988 - 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (AUD bn) | 1,948.850 2026 | yearly | 1989 - 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (AUD bn) | 878.603 2026 | yearly | 1988 - 2026 |
| 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) | 2,029,640.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.912 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 7,835.7 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 26,957.6 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 1.5 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Dec 2020 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 3,251,109.197 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,023,961.155 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,315,813.192 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 19,972.1 Nov 2020 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Nov 2020 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 10.8 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Feb 2021 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 5,680,327.878 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 3,573,587.090 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,398.692 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 1,950.655 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Feb 2021 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 9,615.780 Jan 2021 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Jan 2021 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 5,278.242 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2021 |
| Import: sa: Services (AUD mn) | 3,911.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Import: Goods (AUD mn) | 24,241.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Import: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 28,052.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Trade Balance: sa: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 10,142.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Trade Balance: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 9,255.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Import: Services (AUD mn) | 3,811.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Import: sa: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 29,707.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Import: sa: Goods (AUD mn) | 25,796.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Export: Services (AUD mn) | 5,080.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Export: sa: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 39,849.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Export: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 37,307.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Export: sa: Goods (AUD mn) | 34,892.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Export: Goods (AUD mn) | 32,227.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| Export: sa: Services (AUD mn) | 4,957.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jan 2021 |
| DOT Forecast: Exports: Goods and Services: YoY (%) | 2.000 2022 | yearly | 1997 - 2022 |
| DOT Forecast: Imports: Goods and Services: YoY (%) | 8.500 2022 | yearly | 1997 - 2022 |
| Export: Value: Coal, whether or not Pulverized, but not Agglomerated (AUD mn) | 3,398.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2021 |
| Terms of Trade Index (2016-2017=100) | 106.800 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2018 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 128.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Sep 2020 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 27,903.882 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Dec 2020 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,102,669.214 Feb 2021 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Feb 2021 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,900,570.584 Feb 2021 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Feb 2021 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 12.9 Feb 2021 | monthly | Mar 1966 - Feb 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 37,819.5 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Mar 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 2.146 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 1969 - Dec 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.5 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Dec 2020 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 3,472.155 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Mar 2021 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 8.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 2,517,624.489 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 4,041,008.6 Dec 2020 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2020 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 19.1 Dec 2020 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2020 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 13.600 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 17.700 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 1,714.931 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1977 - Sep 2020 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 2,752.014 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Sep 2020 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 1,803,292.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,293,831.343 Jan 2021 | monthly | Sep 1976 - Jan 2021 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 2.24 Oct 2020 | monthly | Sep 1977 - Oct 2020 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 140.76 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2020 |
| Money Supply: M1 (AUD bn) | 1,331.629 Sep 2020 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Sep 2020 |
| AU: Domestic Credit: Net (AUD mn) | 4,400,743.219 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence: Net Balance (% Point) | 17.6 Feb 2021 | monthly | Aug 2006 - Feb 2021 |
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 29.0 Feb 2021 | monthly | Aug 2007 - Feb 2021 |
| Industrial Trends Survey: Composite Index: sa: Expected (Index) | 67.400 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2021 |
| Composite Index: Performance of Manufacturing Index: sa (Point) | 58.800 Feb 2021 | monthly | Aug 2006 - Feb 2021 |
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