Australia Labour Force Participation Rate
Key information about Australia Labour Force Participation Rate
- Australia Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 67.0 % in May 2022, compared with 66.5 % in the previous month.
- Australia Labour Force Participation Rate is updated monthly, available from Feb 1978 to May 2022, with an average rate of 63.5 % .
- The data reached the an all-time high of 67.0 % in Feb 2022 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 25.7 million people in Dec 2020.
- Unemployment Rate of Australia increased to 3.9 % in May 2022.
- The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 3,932.1 USD in Nov 2021.
View Australia's Labour Force Participation Rate from Feb 1978 to May 2022 in the chart:
What was Australia's Labour Force Participation Rate in May 2022?
Australia Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 67.0 % in May 2022, compared with 66.5 % in the previous month. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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67.0 May 2022 | 66.5 Apr 2022 | 59.6 Jan 1984 | 67.0 Feb 2022 | % | monthly | Feb 1978 - May 2022 |
Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 61.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2022 |
Algeria (%) | 41.7 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
Argentina (%) | 60.4 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Armenia (%) | 58.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2021 |
Australia (%) | 67.0 May 2022 | monthly | Feb 1978 - May 2022 |
Austria (%) | 77.5 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Dec 2021 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 63.8 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Bahrain (%) | 70.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Bangladesh (%) | 57.0 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Belarus (%) | 86.5 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
Belgium (%) | 70.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
Bolivia (%) | 62.4 2017 | yearly | 1999 - 2017 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 47.7 2020 | yearly | 2006 - 2020 |
Botswana (%) | 60.5 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Brazil (%) | 62.5 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 2012 - May 2022 |
Brunei (%) | 63.6 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Bulgaria (%) | 55.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Mar 2022 |
Cambodia (%) | 87.4 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
Canada (%) | 65.9 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1976 - May 2022 |
Chile (%) | 59.8 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 2009 - May 2022 |
China (%) | 68.1 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Colombia (%) | 63.8 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - May 2022 |
Croatia (%) | 51.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2022 |
Cyprus (%) | 64.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Mar 2022 |
Czech Republic (%) | 59.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Mar 2022 |
Denmark (%) | 70.9 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2021 |
Ecuador (%) | 64.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Mar 2022 |
Egypt (%) | 42.9 2021 | yearly | 2009 - 2021 |
Estonia (%) | 65.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
European Union (%) | 57.1 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Finland (%) | 69.6 May 2022 | monthly | May 2004 - May 2022 |
France (%) | 73.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Mar 2022 |
Georgia (%) | 50.9 2021 | yearly | 1998 - 2021 |
Germany (%) | 55.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2022 |
Ghana (%) | 68.4 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Greece (%) | 59.5 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Apr 2022 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 58.1 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1981 - May 2022 |
Hungary (%) | 66.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2022 |
Iceland (%) | 78.5 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Apr 2022 |
India (%) | 45.6 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Indonesia (%) | 69.1 Feb 2022 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Feb 2022 |
Iran (%) | 40.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2018 - Mar 2022 |
Ireland (%) | 64.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2022 |
Israel (%) | 63.2 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2012 - May 2022 |
Italy (%) | 48.2 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2020 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 55.5 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Japan (%) | 62.7 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1968 - May 2022 |
Jordan (%) | 38.1 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Kazakhstan (%) | 69.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2022 |
Kenya (%) | 73.2 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
South Korea (%) | 64.9 May 2022 | monthly | Jun 1999 - May 2022 |
Kosovo (%) | 39.5 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Mar 2021 |
Kuwait (%) | 70.5 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | 60.2 2019 | yearly | 1994 - 2019 |
Laos (%) | 76.4 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Latvia (%) | 68.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2022 |
Lebanon (%) | 42.5 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Lithuania (%) | 62.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Mar 2022 |
Luxembourg (%) | 55.4 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
Macau SAR, China (%) | 68.3 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1996 - May 2022 |
North Macedonia (%) | 55.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2022 |
Malawi (%) | 75.6 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Malaysia (%) | 69.4 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Apr 2022 |
Malta (%) | 78.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2022 |
Mauritius (%) | 54.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2022 |
Mexico (%) | 60.1 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Apr 2022 |
Moldova (%) | 40.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Mar 2022 |
Mongolia (%) | 58.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Mar 2022 |
Montenegro (%) | 56.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
Morocco (%) | 44.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
Mozambique (%) | 78.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Myanmar (%) | 54.7 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Nepal (%) | 79.6 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Netherlands (%) | 72.3 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2003 - May 2022 |
New Zealand (%) | 71.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Mar 2022 |
Nigeria (%) | 53.8 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Norway (%) | 66.2 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Oman (%) | 68.2 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Pakistan (%) | 50.1 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 45.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Mar 2022 |
Panama (%) | 60.4 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
Paraguay (%) | 71.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Mar 2022 |
Peru (%) | 71.9 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
Philippines (%) | 63.4 Apr 2022 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Apr 2022 |
Poland (%) | 58.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Mar 2022 |
Portugal (%) | 59.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2022 |
Qatar (%) | 88.0 2020 | yearly | 2006 - 2020 |
Romania (%) | 51.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2021 |
Russia (%) | 68.5 Dec 2021 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Dec 2021 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 60.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2016 - Mar 2022 |
Serbia (%) | 55.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Mar 2022 |
Singapore (%) | 70.5 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
Slovakia (%) | 59.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2020 |
Slovenia (%) | 58.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
South Africa (%) | 56.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
Spain (%) | 58.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Mar 2022 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 51.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2012 - Mar 2022 |
Sudan (%) | 48.0 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Sweden (%) | 75.1 May 2022 | monthly | Apr 2005 - May 2022 |
Switzerland (%) | 66.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2022 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Mar 2022 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -9,841.042 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Mar 2022 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 121,889.775 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Mar 2022 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 30.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Mar 2022 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 743,969.0 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 48.0 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (AUD bn) | 1,057.212 2027 | yearly | 1988 - 2027 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (AUD bn) | 1,717.679 2027 | yearly | 1989 - 2027 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (AUD bn) | 1,034.676 2027 | yearly | 1988 - 2027 |
DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Expenses (AUD bn) | 686.800 2026 | yearly | 1997 - 2026 |
DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Revenue (AUD bn) | 655.200 2026 | yearly | 1997 - 2026 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.081 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | 8,054.7 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Apr 2022 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 33,181.4 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Apr 2022 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | 26.0 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Apr 2022 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,502,940.966 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,645,464.890 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,175,535.493 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 25,126.7 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Apr 2022 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | 25.5 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Apr 2022 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 6,063,924.192 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 3,694,584.815 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,253.353 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 2,283.576 Apr 2022 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Apr 2022 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 10,448.043 Apr 2022 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Apr 2022 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 5,830.079 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Trade Balance: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 12,329.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Apr 2022 |
Trade Balance: sa: Goods & Services (AUD mn) | 10,495.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Apr 2022 |
Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (MF) (AUD mn) | 16,677.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly By Material (MG) (AUD mn) | 1,841.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Commodities and Transactions (CT): nec (AUD mn) | 2,501.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Food & Live Animals (FL) (AUD mn) | 4,440.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels (CM) (AUD mn) | 16,190.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Export: Value: Coal, whether or not Pulverized, but not Agglomerated (AUD mn) | 8,762.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Export: Value: FOB: Japan (AUD mn) | 8,102.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Export: Value: FOB: Korea, Republic of (AUD mn) | 2,997.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Export: Value: FOB: United States of America (AUD mn) | 1,702.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Export: Value: FOB: China (excl SARs and Taiwan) (AUD mn) | 14,677.000 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Mar 2022 |
Export: Value: FOB: India (AUD mn) | 2,033.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Terms of Trade Index (2016-2017=100) | 106.800 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2018 |
Import: SITC: Value: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (MF) (AUD mn) | 4,800.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Import: SITC: Value: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly By Material (MG) (AUD mn) | 3,158.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Import: SITC: Value: Food & Live Animals (FL) (AUD mn) | 1,439.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Import: SITC: Value: Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels (CM) (AUD mn) | 310.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Import: SITC: Value: Commodities and Transactions (CT): nec (AUD mn) | 1,018.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Import: Value: United States of America (AUD mn) | 3,101.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Import: Value: China (AUD mn) | 7,917.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Import: Value: Germany (AUD mn) | 1,417.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Import: Value: Japan (AUD mn) | 1,836.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Import: Value: Singapore (AUD mn) | 1,159.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2022 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2021 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 124.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Mar 2022 |
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 23,645.094 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Dec 2021 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,225,203.224 May 2022 | monthly | Feb 1975 - May 2022 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,959,218.781 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 1965 - May 2022 |
M2 Growth (%) | 9.4 Mar 2022 | monthly | Mar 1966 - Mar 2022 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 35,099.6 May 2022 | monthly | Jul 1969 - May 2022 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 2.372 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Sep 1969 - Dec 2021 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.5 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Apr 2022 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 4,130.650 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1958 - May 2022 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 2,726,161.423 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Mar 2022 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 10.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Mar 2022 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 4,118,799.2 Mar 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Mar 2022 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 8.7 Mar 2022 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2022 |
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 13.300 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2021 |
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 17.300 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2021 |
Credit to Households (USD bn) | 1,875.447 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1977 - Dec 2021 |
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 2,851.407 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Sep 2021 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,082,088.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Mar 2022 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,355,920.071 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1976 - Apr 2022 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 9.27 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1977 - Apr 2022 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 136.70 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2022 |
Money Supply: M3 (AUD bn) | 2,720.857 May 2022 | monthly | Jul 1959 - May 2022 |
Money Supply: sa: M1 (AUD bn) | 1,704.512 May 2022 | monthly | Feb 1975 - May 2022 |
Money Supply: sa: M3 (AUD bn) | 2,725.680 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 1965 - May 2022 |
Official Reserve Assets: Total: in USD (USD mn) | 55,583.404 May 2022 | monthly | Jul 1969 - May 2022 |
Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Economic Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) | 175.296 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1997 - May 2022 |
Geopolitical Risk Index (%) | 0.241 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1985 - May 2022 |
Exports: % of GDP (%) | 24.693 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
Imports: % of GDP (%) | 21.293 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -18.8 May 2022 | monthly | Aug 2007 - May 2022 |
Industrial Trends Survey: Composite Index: sa: Expected (Index) | 61.700 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
Composite Index: Performance of Manufacturing Index: sa (Point) | 54.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | Aug 2006 - Jun 2022 |
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