Unemployment – Roy Morgan Unemployment & Under-employment Estimates (2005-2024)
Roy Morgan Unemployment & Under-employment Estimates (2020-2024)
Quarterly
| Unemployed or ‘Under-employed’* | Unemployed | Unemployed looking for | ‘Underemployed’* | |||||
| ‘000 | % | ‘000 | % | Full-time ‘000 |
Part-time ‘000 |
‘000 | % | |
| 2024 | ||||||||
| Jan-Mar 2024 | 2,957 | 19.0 | 1,392 | 8.9 | 568 | 824 | 1,565 | 10.0 |
| Apr-Jun 2024 | 2,846 | 18.1 | 1,401 | 8.9 | 579 | 822 | 1,445 | 9.2 |
| 2023 |
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| Jan-Mar 2023 | 2,883 | 19.2 | 1,513 | 10.1 | 595 | 918 | 1,371 | 9.1 |
| Apr-Jun 2023 | 2,779 | 18.4 | 1,372 | 9.1 | 547 | 825 | 1,407 | 9.3 |
| Jul-Sep 2023 | 2,930 | 19.2 | 1,544 | 10.1 | 658 | 886 | 1,387 | 9.1 |
| Oct – Dec 2023 |
3,057 | 19.7 | 1,470 | 9.5 | 589 | 881 | 1,587 | 10.2 |
| 2022 | ||||||||
| Jan-Mar 2022 | 2,380 | 16.4 | 1,187 | 8.2 | 438 | 749 | 1,193 | 8.2 |
| Apr-Jun 2022 | 2,467 | 17.0 | 1,235 | 8.5 | 482 | 753 | 1,232 | 8.5 |
| Jul-Sep 2022 | 2,657 | 17.9 | 1,270 | 8.6 | 540 | 730 | 1,387 | 9.3 |
| Oct – Dec 2022 | 2,792 | 19.4 | 1,361 | 9.2 | 542 | 819 | 1,431 | 9.6 |
| 2021 | ||||||||
| Jan-Mar 2021 | 2,971 | 20.6 | 1,750 | 12.1 | 717 | 1,033 | 1,222 | 8.5 |
| Apr-Jun 2021 | 2,688 | 18.3 | 1,398 | 9.5 | 574 | 824 | 1,290 | 8.8 |
| Jul-Sep 2021 | 2,573 | 17.7 | 1,350 | 9.3 | 547 | 803 | 1,224 | 8.4 |
| Oct-Dec 2021 | 2,586 | 17.8 | 1,301 | 9.0 | 537 | 764 | 1,286 | 8.9 |
| 2020 | ||||||||
| Jan-Mar 2020 | 2,692 | 19.1 | 1,417 | 10.1 | 638 | 779 | 1,275 | 9.0 |
| Apr-Jun 2020 | 3,466 | 24.6 | 2,099 | 14.9 | 937 | 1,162 | 1,367 | 9.7 |
| Jul-Sep 2020 | 3,237 | 22.7 | 1,865 | 13.1 | 769 | 1,096 | 1,373 | 9.6 |
| Oct-Dec 2020 | 3,064 | 21.5 | 1,738 | 12.2 | 789 | 949 | 1,326 | 9.3 |
Monthly
|
Unemployed or ‘Under-employed’* |
Unemployed |
Unemployed looking for |
‘Underemployed’* |
|||||
|
‘000 |
% |
‘000 |
% |
Full-time ‘000 |
Part-time ‘000 |
‘000 | % | |
| 2024 | ||||||||
| January 2024 | 3,000 | 19.3 | 1,382 | 8.9 | 505 | 877 | 1,618 | 10.4 |
| February 2024 | 2,937 | 18.8 | 1,436 | 9.2 | 603 | 833 | 1,501 | 9.6 |
| March 2024 | 2,934 | 18.8 | 1,358 | 8.7 | 595 | 763 | 1,576 | 10.1 |
| April 2024 | 3,129 | 19.8 | 1,535 | 9.7 | 669 | 866 | 1,594 | 10.1 |
| May 2024 | 2,703 | 17.2 | 1,365 | 8.7 | 600 | 765 | 1,338 | 8.5 |
| June 2024 | 2,706 | 17.3 | 1,303 | 8.3 | 469 | 834 | 1,403 | 9.0 |
| 2023 | ||||||||
| January 2023 | 3,033 | 20.2 | 1,607 | 10.7 | 644 | 963 | 1,426 | 9.5 |
| February 2023 | 2,888 | 19.2 | 1,521 | 10.1 | 602 | 919 | 1,367 | 9.1 |
| March 2023 | 2,729 | 18.2 | 1,410 | 9.4 | 539 | 871 | 1,319 | 8.8 |
| April 2023 | 2,626 | 17.4 | 1,286 | 8.5 | 520 | 766 | 1,340 | 8.9 |
| May 2023 | 2,723 | 18.2 | 1,258 | 8.4 | 514 | 744 | 1,465 | 9.8 |
| June 2023 | 2,987 | 19.6 | 1,572 | 10.3 | 608 | 964 | 1,415 | 9.3 |
| July 2023 | 2,815 | 18.6 | 1,381 | 9.1 | 593 | 788 | 1,434 | 9.5 |
| August 2023 | 3,083 | 20.1 | 1,686 | 11.0 | 660 | 1,026 | 1,397 | 9.1 |
| September 2023 | 2,893 | 18.9 | 1,564 | 10.2 | 720 | 844 | 1,329 | 8.7 |
| October 2023 | 3,119 | 20.1 | 1,542 | 9.9 | 606 | 936 | 1,577 | 10.2 |
| November 2023 |
3,037 | 19.6 | 1,505 | 9.7 | 626 | 879 | 1,532 | 9.9 |
| December 2023 | 3,015 | 19.4 | 1,364 | 8.8 | 536 | 828 | 1,651 | 10.6 |
| 2022 | ||||||||
| January 2022 | 2,427 | 16.6 | 1,201 | 8.2 | 464 | 737 | 1,226 | 8.4 |
| February 2022 | 2,357 | 16.3 | 1,227 | 8.5 | 463 | 764 | 1,130 | 7.8 |
| March 2022 | 2,356 | 16.2 | 1,133 | 7.8 | 387 | 746 | 1,223 | 8.4 |
| April 2022 | 2,641 | 18.1 | 1,411 | 9.7 | 559 | 852 | 1,230 | 8.4 |
| May 2022 | 2,408 | 16.7 | 1,169 | 8.1 | 477 | 692 | 1,239 | 8.6 |
| June 2022 | 2,351 | 16.3 | 1,125 | 7.8 | 409 | 716 | 1,226 | 8.5 |
| July 2022 | 2,516 | 17.1 | 1,246 | 8.5 | 494 | 752 | 1,270 | 8.6 |
| August 2022 | 2,692 | 18.1 | 1,363 | 9.2 | 592 | 771 | 1,329 | 8.9 |
| September 2022 | 2,764 | 18.6 | 1,202 | 8.1 | 535 | 667 | 1,562 | 10.5 |
| October 2022 | 2,916 | 19.7 | 1,362 | 9.2 | 525 | 837 | 1,554 | 10.5 |
| November 2022 | 2,715 | 18.2 | 1,338 | 9.0 | 506 | 832 | 1,377 | 9.2 |
| December 2022 | 2,745 | 18.4 | 1,384 | 9.3 | 595 | 789 | 1,361 | 9.1 |
| 2021 | ||||||||
| January 2021 | 3,118 | 21.7 | 1,680 | 11.7 | 692 | 988 | 1,438 | 10.0 |
| February 2021 | 3,068 | 21.0 | 1,930 | 13.2 | 790 | 1,140 | 1,138 | 7.8 |
| March 2021 | 2,728 | 19.0 | 1,639 | 11.4 | 668 | 971 | 1,089 | 7.6 |
| April 2021 | 2,664 | 18.3 | 1,307 | 9.0 | 593 | 714 | 1,357 | 9.3 |
| May 2021 | 2,749 | 18.9 | 1,493 | 10.3 | 558 | 935 | 1,256 | 8.6 |
| June 2021 | 2,651 | 17.9 | 1,394 | 9.4 | 570 | 824 | 1,257 | 8.5 |
| July 2021 | 2,756 | 18.8 | 1,422 | 9.7 | 619 | 803 | 1,334 | 9.1 |
| August 2021 | 2,537 | 17.7 | 1,362 | 9.5 | 492 | 870 | 1,175 | 8.2 |
| September 2021 | 2,428 | 16.7 | 1,265 | 8.7 | 530 | 735 | 1,163 | 8.0 |
| October 2021 | 2,547 | 17.8 | 1,320 | 9.2 | 471 | 849 | 1,227 | 8.6 |
| November 2021 | 2,536 | 17.5 | 1,330 | 9.2 | 583 | 748 | 1,206 | 8.3 |
| December 2021 | 2,676 | 18.2 | 1,252 | 8.5 | 557 | 695 | 1,424 | 9.7 |
| 2020 | ||||||||
| January 2020 | 2,586 | 18.4 | 1,361 | 9.7 | 713 | 648 | 1,225 | 8.7 |
| February 2020 | 2,443 | 17.3 | 1,174 | 8.3 | 517 | 658 | 1,269 | 9.0 |
| March 2020 (Total) | 3,046 | 21.6 | 1,715 | 12.2 | 684 | 1,030 | 1,331 | 9.4 |
| March 2020 (Early) | 2,161 | 15.6 | 1,019 | 7.3 | 402 | 617 | 1,142 | 8.2 |
| March 2020 (Late) | 3,923 | 27.4 | 2,407 | 16.8 | 960 | 1,447 | 1,516 | 10.6 |
| April 2020 | 3,484 | 24.7 | 2,159 | 15.3 | 1,001 | 1,158 | 1,325 | 9.4 |
| May 2020 | 3,459 | 24.5 | 2,090 | 14.8 | 907 | 1,183 | 1,369 | 9.7 |
| June 2020 | 3,454 | 24.5 | 2,048 | 14.5 | 904 | 1,144 | 1,406 | 10.0 |
| July 2020 | 3,284 | 23.0 | 1,786 | 12.5 | 807 | 979 | 1,498 | 10.5 |
| August 2020 | 3,270 | 22.8 | 1,980 | 13.8 | 768 | 1,212 | 1,290 | 9.0 |
| September 2020 | 3,158 | 22.3 | 1,828 | 12.9 | 732 | 1,096 | 1,330 | 9.4 |
| October 2020 | 3,147 | 22.2 | 1,810 | 12.8 | 790 | 1,020 | 1,337 | 9.4 |
| November 2020 | 2,964 | 21.0 | 1,680 | 11.9 | 779 | 901 | 1,284 | 9.1 |
| December 2020 | 3,081 | 21.4 | 1,724 | 12.0 | 797 | 927 | 1,357 | 9.4 |
*Workforce includes those employed and those looking for work - the unemployed. #The Gillard Government’s ‘Fair Work Australia’ Act was implemented on January 1, 2010, replacing the Howard Government’s ‘Work Choices’ Legislation.
Unemployment – Roy Morgan Unemployment & Under-employment Estimates Archive 2005 - 2019
