Via Roy Morgan.
In April 2025, Australian ‘real’ unemployment increased 176,000 to 1,780,000 (up 1% to 11.2% of the workforce) with more people joining the workforce and overall employment dropping in April.
The expansion in the workforce was the main driver of the increase in unemployment with 156,000 people joining the workforce lifting the number of Australians in the workforce to 15,946,000 (69.4% of Australians aged 14+). In addition, overall employment was down slightly by 20,000 to 14,166,000.
