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Australia Employment Level 2026-01-22 11:30 Australia/Sydney: data, chart, and analysis

Australia Employment Level came in at 14,659,800 on Jan 22, 2026, compared with 14,602,000 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
14,659,800
Previous
14,602,000
Forecast
--
Reference period
2025-12-31

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Australia Employment Level release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Australia Employment Level chart through 2025-12-31
AUD Employment Level readings through 2025-12-31. Latest: 14,659,800.

Employment Level release read

Australia Employment Level came in at 14,659,800 on Jan 22, 2026, compared with 14,602,000 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.

The parent Employment Level page shows the full time series for Australia. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For AUD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID aud_employment_2026-01-22
API announcement ID aud_employment_2025-12-31
Release time
2026-01-22 00:30 UTC
Reference period date 2025-12-31
Actual value 14,659,800
Previous value 14,602,000
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1769041800

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Australia Employment Level history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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More Australia Employment Level releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2026-02-19 11:30 Australia/Sydney · 14,693,900

Older release

2025-12-11 11:30 Australia/Sydney · 14,602,000

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Average Weekly Earnings / Wages

Measures nominal wage growth.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.

Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Australia Employment Level.

What did Australia Employment Level come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Australia Employment Level was 14,659,800 Persons in December 2025. The previous reading was 14,602,000 Persons.

When was this Australia Employment Level release published?

This release was published on Jan 22, 2026 at 11:30 Australia/Sydney.

When is the next Australia Employment Level release?

The next Australia Employment Level release is scheduled for Oct 15, 2026.

What is the official source for Australia Employment Level?

ABS publishes the official Employment Level series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1769041800,
  "announcement_id": "aud_employment_2025-12-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/dec-2025",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-06-29T04:30:46.368487Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1782707446368486591,
  "date": "2025-12-31",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791520251972023718,
  "previous_value": 14602000.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1769387400,
      "val": 14664200.0
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1782534648,
      "val": 14662100.0
    },
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/dec-2025",
      "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1769041800,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791520251972023718,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
      "source_contract": {
        "basis": "catalogue",
        "frequency": "Monthly",
        "source_series_id": "ABS:Labour Force:employment_change",
        "unit": "Thousands"
      },
      "val": 14659800.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source_contract": {
    "basis": "catalogue",
    "frequency": "Monthly",
    "source_series_id": "ABS:Labour Force:employment_change",
    "unit": "Thousands"
  },
  "val": 14659800.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}