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Australia Labor Force Participation Rate 2025-09-18 11:30 Australia/Sydney: data, chart, and analysis

Australia Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 66.8 on Sep 18, 2025, compared with 67 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
66.8
Previous
67
Forecast
--
Reference period
2025-08-31

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Australia Labor Force Participation Rate release chart

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

Australia Labor Force Participation Rate chart through 2025-08-31
AUD Labor Force Participation Rate readings through 2025-08-31. Latest: 66.8.

Labor Force Participation Rate release read

Australia Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 66.8 on Sep 18, 2025, compared with 67 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.

The parent Labor Force Participation Rate 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_participation_rate_2025-09-18
API announcement ID aud_participation_rate_2025-08-31
Release time
2025-09-18 01:30 UTC
Reference period date 2025-08-31
Actual value 66.8
Previous value 67
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1758159000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Australia Labor Force Participation Rate 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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Newer release

2025-10-16 11:30 Australia/Sydney · 66.9

Older release

2025-08-14 11:30 Australia/Sydney · 67

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Average Weekly Earnings / Wages

Measures nominal wage growth.

Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

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 Labor Force Participation Rate.

What did Australia Labor Force Participation Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Australia Labor Force Participation Rate was 66.8% in August 2025. The previous reading was 67%.

When was this Australia Labor Force Participation Rate release published?

This release was published on Sep 18, 2025 at 11:30 Australia/Sydney.

When is the next Australia Labor Force Participation Rate release?

The next Australia Labor Force Participation Rate release is scheduled for Oct 15, 2026 at 11:30 Australia/Sydney.

What is the official source for Australia Labor Force Participation Rate?

ABS publishes the official Labor Force Participation Rate 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": 1758159000,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2025-09-18T11:30:00+10:00",
  "announcement_id": "aud_participation_rate_2025-08-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/aug-2025",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "change_from_previous": -0.20000000000000284,
  "date": "2025-08-31",
  "observation_id": "aud_participation_rate_canonical_level_sa_standard_period_2025-08-31",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791207148542683800,
  "observed_at_ns_string": "1791207148542683800",
  "pct_change_from_previous": -0.3,
  "previous_announcement_datetime": 1755135000,
  "previous_date": "2025-07-31",
  "previous_value": 67.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/aug-2025",
      "epoch": 1758159000,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
      "val": 66.8
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1758504600,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791207148542683800,
      "observed_at_ns_string": "1791207148542683800",
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
      "val": 66.8,
      "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": 66.8,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}