the median unemployment rate across SA4s was 4.4%. the range of unemployment rates across SA4s was 2.6% to 6.8%. the range of participation rates across SA4s was 51.1% to 75.6%.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.0 per cent in the 12 months to August 2026, up from 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to July, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Household spending was unchanged in August, after rising in both July (+1.1 per cent) and June (+0.9 per cent). Household spending was 6.8 per cent higher than the same time last year. Tom Lay, ABS ...

“Hours worked rose by 14 million hours in August after falling by the same amount in July. This is partly due to having more employed people working zero hours last month compared to usual July months ...

Household spending rose 1.1 per cent in July 2026, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This follows a rise of 1.0 per cent in June and ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to July 2026, down from 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to June, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

“There were 12 million less hours worked this month, with those employed full-time working 7 million less hours, and those employed part-time working 5 million less hours”, Mr Crick said. New South ...

Annual wage growth in the public sector outpaced growth in the private sector for the sixth quarter in a row. “Rises paid to state government public service jobs were the main driver of public sector ...

Short-term visitor arrivals to Australia rose by 8 per cent over 2025-26 to 9.1 million. While visits to Australia have risen for the 5th year in a row, they are still 3 per cent lower than the peak ...

The job mobility rate has continued to decline into 2026, according to new data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Robert Long, ABS head of labour statistics, said: “Just ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to June 2026, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The largest contributor to annual inflation ...

The ABS is modernising how it collects data in the Labour Force Survey, including moving to new systems and further developing our suite of Labour Force products. “The transition to our new system ...