Participation Rate

The participation rate, released by Australian Statistician, is the percentage of the total number of people of labour-force age (15 years and over) that is in the labour force (either working or looking for a job).

Most recent - Thursday, 15 May 01:30

Previous
66.8%
Revised
-
Forecast
66.8%
Actual
67.1%

Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for AUD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/AUD pairs.

Next event - Thursday, 19 June 01:30

Previous
67.1%
Forecast
-
Actual
-

The typical/expected impact on AUD pairs is medium.

There is no forecast value for Participation Rate yet - check back for updates.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Participation Rate was 67.1% against a forecast of 66.8%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
15 May 2025 01:30
66.8%
67.1%
17 April 2025 01:30
67%
66.8%
20 March 2025 00:30
67.3%
66.8%
20 February 2025 00:30
67.1%
67.3%
16 January 2025 00:30
67%
67.1%
12 December 2024 00:30
67.1%
67%
14 November 2024 00:30
67.2%
67.1%
17 October 2024 00:30
67.1%
67.2%
19 September 2024 01:30
67.1%
67.1%
15 August 2024 01:30
66.9%
67.1%
18 July 2024 01:30
66.8%
66.9%
13 June 2024 01:30
66.7%
66.8%
16 May 2024 01:30
66.6%
66.7%
18 April 2024 01:30
-
66.6%
21 March 2024 00:30
66.8%
66.7%
15 February 2024 00:30
66.9%
66.8%
18 January 2024 00:30
67.1%
66.8%
14 December 2023 00:30
66.9%
67.2%
16 November 2023 00:30
66.7%
67%
19 October 2023 00:30
67%
66.7%
14 September 2023 01:30
66.7%
67%
17 August 2023 01:30
66.8%
66.7%
20 July 2023 01:30
66.9%
66.8%
15 June 2023 01:30
66.7%
66.9%
18 May 2023 01:30
66.7%
66.7%
13 April 2023 01:30
66.6%
66.7%
16 March 2023 00:30
66.6%
66.6%
16 February 2023 00:30
66.6%
66.5%
19 January 2023 00:30
66.8%
66.6%
15 December 2022 00:30
66.6%
66.8%
17 November 2022 00:30
66.6%
66.5%
20 October 2022 00:30
66.6%
66.6%
15 September 2022 01:30
66.6%
66.6%
18 August 2022 01:30
66.8%
66.4%
14 July 2022 01:30
66.7%
66.8%
16 June 2022 01:30
66.4%
66.7%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been moderately bearish for AUD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Participation Rate result:

PreviousLatest
Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBullish change4.1%5%
Westpac Consumer ConfidenceBearish change2.2%0.5%
Exports (MoM)Bearish change7.2%-2.4%
Imports (MoM)Bullish change-2.4%1.1%
Trade Balance (MoM)Bearish change6892M5413M
Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)Bearish change0.6%0.2%
Gross Domestic Product (YoY)(no change)1.3%1.3%
AiG Industry IndexBullish change-15-12.3
S&P Global Composite PMIBearish change50.650.5
S&P Global Services PMIBullish change50.550.6

About Participation Rate

Country:Australia
Currency:AUD
Source:Australian Bureau of Statistics
Category:Labor Market
Frequency:Monthly
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