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

Australia Full-Time Employment came in at 10,083,900 on Jan 22, 2026, compared with 10,034,300 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
10,083,900
Previous
10,034,300
Forecast
--
Reference period
2025-12-31

Last updated:

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Australia Full-Time Employment release chart

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

Australia Full-Time Employment chart through 2025-12-31
AUD Full-Time Employment readings through 2025-12-31. Latest: 10,083,900.

Full-Time Employment release read

Australia Full-Time Employment came in at 10,083,900 on Jan 22, 2026, compared with 10,034,300 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.

The parent Full-Time Employment 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_full_time_employment_2026-01-22
API announcement ID aud_full_time_employment_2025-12-31
Release time
2026-01-22 00:30 UTC
Reference period date 2025-12-31
Actual value 10,083,900
Previous value 10,034,300
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1769041800

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Australia Full-Time Employment 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.

More Australia Full-Time Employment releases

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Newer release

2026-02-19 11:30 Australia/Sydney · 10,150,000

Older release

2025-12-11 11:30 Australia/Sydney · 10,034,300

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Average Weekly Earnings / Wages

Measures nominal wage growth.

Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

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 Full-Time Employment.

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

Australia Full-Time Employment was 10,083,900 Persons in December 2025. The previous reading was 10,034,300 Persons.

When was this Australia Full-Time Employment release published?

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

When is the next Australia Full-Time Employment release?

The next Australia Full-Time Employment release is scheduled for Oct 15, 2026 at 11:30 Australia/Sydney.

What is the official source for Australia Full-Time Employment?

ABS publishes the official Full-Time Employment 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_datetime_local": "2026-01-22T11:30:00+11:00",
  "announcement_id": "aud_full_time_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": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "change_from_previous": 49600.0,
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-06-29T04:31:01.068392Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1782707461068391645,
  "collected_at_ns_string": "1782707461068391645",
  "date": "2025-12-31",
  "observation_id": "aud_full_time_employment_canonical_level_sa_standard_period_2025-12-31",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791267359156856500,
  "observed_at_ns_string": "1791267359156856500",
  "pct_change_from_previous": 0.49,
  "pct_change_mom": 0.49,
  "pct_change_yoy": 0.88,
  "previous_announcement_datetime": 1765413000,
  "previous_date": "2025-11-30",
  "previous_value": 10034300.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1769387400,
      "val": 10087700.0
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1782534662,
      "val": 10085000.0
    },
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/dec-2025",
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1769041800,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791267359156856500,
      "observed_at_ns_string": "1791267359156856500",
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
      "val": 10083900.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source": "ABS",
  "source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/latest-release",
  "source_url_scope": "series",
  "val": 10083900.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}