Australia labour force participation rate history

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67.1%August 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: February 1978
History ends: August 2026
Frequency: Monthly observations
Unit: Percent

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12 observations · January 1988 to December 1988

Selected historical observations
Date or period	Value · Percent	Source
January 1988	62.4%	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
February 1988	62.0%	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
March 1988	62.3%	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
April 1988	62.8%	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
May 1988	62.2%	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
June 1988	62.3%	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
July 1988	61.8%	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
August 1988	62.2%	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
September 1988	62.4%	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
October 1988	62.3%	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
November 1988	62.3%	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
December 1988	62.6%	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

Australia labour force participation rate history by year

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Australia labour force participation rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	66.8%	67.1%August 2026	66.7%April 2026	▲ +0.4
2025	66.9%	67.2%January 2025	66.6%November 2025	▼ −0.5
2024	66.9%	67.1%July 2024	66.5%March 2024	▲ +0.5
2023	66.7%	67.0%November 2023	66.4%February 2023	▲ +0.2
2022	66.3%	66.6%November 2022	66.0%January 2022	▲ +0.5
2021	65.5%	65.9%March 2021	64.4%September 2021	▲ +0.1
2020	64.7%	65.8%January 2020	62.2%May 2020	0.0
2019	65.7%	66.0%August 2019	65.5%February 2019	▲ +0.1
2018	65.4%	65.6%January 2018	65.2%May 2018	▼ −0.1
2017	65.0%	65.6%December 2017	64.5%February 2017	▲ +1.0
2016	64.8%	65.3%January 2016	64.4%October 2016	▼ −0.6
2015	65.0%	65.2%November 2015	64.8%January 2015	▲ +0.3
2014	64.6%	64.8%July 2014	64.5%November 2014	0.0
2013	65.0%	65.3%January 2013	64.5%December 2013	▼ −0.8
2012	65.2%	65.3%May 2012	64.9%November 2012	▼ −0.3
2011	65.4%	65.8%January 2011	65.1%December 2011	▼ −0.7
2010	65.4%	65.8%November 2010	65.0%May 2010	▲ +0.2
2009	65.4%	65.7%February 2009	65.2%October 2009	▼ −0.1
2008	65.5%	65.7%April 2008	65.4%February 2008	0.0
2007	65.2%	65.5%November 2007	64.9%January 2007	▲ +0.6

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Australia labour force participation rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	64.7%	65.1%December 2006	64.4%January 2006	▲ +0.7
2005	64.4%	64.6%August 2005	64.0%January 2005	▲ +0.5
2004	63.4%	63.8%November 2004	63.3%January 2004	▲ +0.4
2003	63.6%	64.0%February 2003	63.3%November 2003	▼ −0.5
2002	63.3%	63.8%December 2002	63.0%April 2002	▲ +0.4
2001	63.3%	63.6%October 2001	62.9%January 2001	▲ +0.4
2000	63.1%	63.5%July 2000	62.7%January 2000	▲ +0.3
1999	62.7%	63.1%December 1999	62.5%May 1999	▲ +0.4
1998	63.0%	63.2%September 1998	62.8%December 1998	▼ −0.1
1997	63.1%	63.4%February 1997	62.9%August 1997	▼ −0.4
1996	63.5%	63.8%January 1996	63.2%November 1996	▼ −0.4
1995	63.5%	64.0%November 1995	63.1%January 1995	▲ +0.6
1994	62.9%	63.2%July 1994	62.6%April 1994	▲ +0.4
1993	62.5%	62.9%November 1993	62.1%May 1993	▲ +0.1
1992	62.8%	63.3%July 1992	62.4%November 1992	▼ −0.3
1991	63.1%	63.7%April 1991	62.7%November 1991	▼ −0.3
1990	63.7%	64.1%July 1990	63.5%January 1990	▲ +0.2
1989	63.1%	63.5%November 1989	62.7%January 1989	▲ +0.6
1988	62.3%	62.8%April 1988	61.8%July 1988	▲ +0.2
1987	61.9%	62.3%July 1987	61.5%September 1987	▲ +0.3
1986	61.8%	62.1%October 1986	61.4%January 1986	▲ +0.5
1985	60.8%	61.6%November 1985	60.3%January 1985	▲ +0.7
1984	60.5%	60.7%June 1984	60.3%February 1984	0.0
1983	60.4%	60.6%September 1983	60.1%April 1983	▼ −0.1
1982	60.8%	61.1%October 1982	60.5%August 1982	▼ −0.5
1981	61.1%	61.3%September 1981	60.8%November 1981	▼ −0.4
1980	61.3%	61.5%August 1980	61.0%March 1980	▲ +0.4
1979	60.7%	61.0%October 1979	60.4%May 1979	▲ +0.2
1978	60.9%	61.2%February 1978	60.6%November 1978	▼ −0.4

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