Historical charts from August 1966 to December 2022

Key historical Labour Force estimates

Released
19/01/2023

Labour Force historical data

Historical Labour Force estimates of employment, unemployment rate, and participation rate from the historical quarterly and monthly Labour Force Survey.

Prior to 1978 the historical Labour Force Survey was collected quarterly; the current Labour Force Survey is collected monthly. Please refer to the history of changes to see the differences between the historical and current Labour Force Survey. 

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