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Labour force participation rate in Australia

Latest: 66.5%
Previous: 66.7%
Change: -0.18 (-0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Australia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	63.9%
Dec 31, 1991	63.3%
Dec 31, 1992	63.0%
Dec 31, 1993	62.6%
Dec 31, 1994	63.1%
Dec 31, 1995	63.7%
Dec 31, 1996	63.6%
Dec 31, 1997	63.3%
Dec 31, 1998	63.1%
Dec 31, 1999	62.9%
Dec 31, 2000	63.3%
Dec 31, 2001	63.4%
Dec 31, 2002	63.5%
Dec 31, 2003	63.7%
Dec 31, 2004	63.6%
Dec 31, 2005	64.5%
Dec 31, 2006	64.9%
Dec 31, 2007	65.3%
Dec 31, 2008	65.6%
Dec 31, 2009	65.5%
Dec 31, 2010	65.5%
Dec 31, 2011	65.5%
Dec 31, 2012	65.2%
Dec 31, 2013	65.0%
Dec 31, 2014	64.8%
Dec 31, 2015	65.1%
Dec 31, 2016	65.0%
Dec 31, 2017	65.2%
Dec 31, 2018	65.8%
Dec 31, 2019	66.1%
Dec 31, 2020	65.0%
Dec 31, 2021	66.1%
Dec 31, 2022	66.9%
Dec 31, 2023	67.0%
Dec 31, 2024	66.7%
Dec 31, 2025	66.5%

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