Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in October from a four-year high of 4.5% in September, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
ABS Head of Labour Statistics Sean Crick said the October rate was in line with June, July and August 2025.
He said the number of unemployed people fell by 17,000 to 669,600 while the number of employed people rose by 42,000 to 14.678 million last month.
“This month more unemployed people moved into employment compared to a typical October,” Crick said in a media release.
Full-time employment rose by 55,300 to 10.142 million and part-time employment fell by 13,100 to 4.542 million.
The fall in part-time employment was driven by a 21,000 drop in female part-time employment, offset by an 8,000 rise in male part-time employment.
The participation rate, which measures working-age people employed or actively looking for work, remained steady at 67% in October as male participation rose 0.2 percentage points to 71.0% and female participation fell 0.2 percentage points to 63.1%.
The employment-to-population ratio remained at 64% while hours worked rose by 0.5% in October, higher than the 0.3% rise in employment.
