Labour Force, Australia, headline series

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Country or region: Australia

The headline monthly estimates of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force survey for persons aged 15 years and over: one row per series and month from February 1978, for Australia and each state and territory. Measures are employed persons (full-time and part-time), unemployed persons (looking for full-time and part-time work), the labour force, persons not in the labour force, the civilian population, the participation rate, the unemployment rate (with its full-time and part-time measures) and the employment to population ratio, in original, seasonally adjusted and trend terms where the ABS publishes them. The ABS's figures by sex are left out. Counts are thousands of persons and rates are percent, as the unit and multiplier of each row say; values keep every decimal place the ABS Data API gives, beyond the one place the ABS rounds to in its own tables. A value the ABS withholds is empty, with the ABS's reason in obs_status. The Data API is an ABS beta service whose data can trail the ABS website.

Rows: 144,832
Last release: 2026-10-15
Observation period: 1978-02-01 to 2026-09-01
Frequency: Monthly

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SeriesEach point is the last value of its quarter.

value, tsest 10, region 1, measure M13155.87789294 on 2026-09-01

value, tsest 10, region 2, measure M12558.37500471 on 2026-09-01

value, tsest 10, region 3, measure M12126.52196187 on 2026-09-01

value, tsest 10, region 1, measure M1. Each point is the last value of its quarter.
Date	Value
1978-03-01	1798.34109300
1978-06-01	1794.57868070
1978-09-01	1797.84299870
1978-12-01	1831.75853670
1979-03-01	1811.10267510
1979-06-01	1803.33874640
1979-09-01	1827.81358070
1979-12-01	1873.10243950
1980-03-01	1882.55432800
1980-06-01	1883.70878210
1980-09-01	1894.50561580
1980-12-01	1914.28277840
1981-03-01	1893.27131940
1981-06-01	1897.73297610
1981-09-01	1936.05116950
1981-12-01	1943.83550120
1982-03-01	1927.09277150
1982-06-01	1891.49055510
1982-09-01	1889.96692940
1982-12-01	1836.02753300
1983-03-01	1822.52398060
1983-06-01	1802.09104920
1983-09-01	1832.44114500
1983-12-01	1853.01235570
1984-03-01	1869.73189710
1984-06-01	1858.90918430
1984-09-01	1886.53168880
1984-12-01	1915.96767760
1985-03-01	1911.12509930
1985-06-01	1887.38583590
1985-09-01	1931.89727870
1985-12-01	1963.86712980
1986-03-01	1965.29442810
1986-06-01	1951.60215600
1986-09-01	1944.95978800
1986-12-01	1964.14345900
1987-03-01	1959.77693000
1987-06-01	1945.70264800
1987-09-01	1976.89090800
1987-12-01	2045.86176200
1988-03-01	2068.44973400
1988-06-01	2033.79151200
1988-09-01	2048.89147600
1988-12-01	2078.43635800
1989-03-01	2077.68837800
1989-06-01	2097.66366600
1989-09-01	2110.08807400
1989-12-01	2144.15623000
1990-03-01	2106.07319500
1990-06-01	2112.71674400
1990-09-01	2124.79458600
1990-12-01	2154.26507600
1991-03-01	2067.56372200
1991-06-01	2071.58015300
1991-09-01	2063.84001300
1991-12-01	2058.90837400
1992-03-01	2047.78032600
1992-06-01	2009.97919400
1992-09-01	2013.01533100
1992-12-01	2012.43638400
1993-03-01	1983.12859400
1993-06-01	1982.47397200
1993-09-01	1993.84619200
1993-12-01	2042.75738100
1994-03-01	2032.55153900
1994-06-01	2030.58031500
1994-09-01	2077.51984800
1994-12-01	2110.53256500
1995-03-01	2075.58417900
1995-06-01	2109.06384200
1995-09-01	2157.42109300
1995-12-01	2183.47020200
1996-03-01	2132.76357900
1996-06-01	2123.68455700
1996-09-01	2144.92108100
1996-12-01	2189.58736100
1997-03-01	2154.49716600
1997-06-01	2123.10949900
1997-09-01	2168.54950700
1997-12-01	2179.88084700
1998-03-01	2135.62012600
1998-06-01	2144.33368700
1998-09-01	2197.63615500
1998-12-01	2208.34905000
1999-03-01	2171.58618600
1999-06-01	2186.92174800
1999-09-01	2229.47590700
1999-12-01	2288.82424600
2000-03-01	2241.57306500
2000-06-01	2267.81318600
2000-09-01	2293.64518700
2000-12-01	2284.86615300
2001-03-01	2262.10509600
2001-06-01	2242.99117200
2001-09-01	2263.75901900
2001-12-01	2270.51641100
2002-03-01	2239.87094300
2002-06-01	2207.84755100
2002-09-01	2281.33743200
2002-12-01	2295.78926000
2003-03-01	2252.88109500
2003-06-01	2217.76282800
2003-09-01	2293.28943000
2003-12-01	2315.03953600
2004-03-01	2284.45852000
2004-06-01	2255.26724000
2004-09-01	2330.64273200
2004-12-01	2321.81211300
2005-03-01	2276.99508600
2005-06-01	2315.05014200
2005-09-01	2334.60259800
2005-12-01	2359.87622500
2006-03-01	2319.61641400
2006-06-01	2314.26423000
2006-09-01	2378.81167600
2006-12-01	2394.85333000
2007-03-01	2356.79864800
2007-06-01	2364.46837600
2007-09-01	2428.11250800
2007-12-01	2470.63361400
2008-03-01	2479.13388000
2008-06-01	2454.53794000
2008-09-01	2496.73064900
2008-12-01	2472.93784800
2009-03-01	2414.29324000
2009-06-01	2392.65701600
2009-09-01	2430.03679300
2009-12-01	2440.84424000
2010-03-01	2403.22867800
2010-06-01	2408.32254400
2010-09-01	2521.73124000
2010-12-01	2529.65943400
2011-03-01	2493.59571200
2011-06-01	2456.35117100
2011-09-01	2506.26466276
2011-12-01	2525.32765042
2012-03-01	2507.48766581
2012-06-01	2470.41933457
2012-09-01	2564.98672756
2012-12-01	2559.43712883
2013-03-01	2543.49546574
2013-06-01	2506.49178863
2013-09-01	2532.67291020
2013-12-01	2510.26765547
2014-03-01	2526.63368826
2014-06-01	2512.01584878
2014-09-01	2525.77714133
2014-12-01	2563.84017204
2015-03-01	2572.60095688
2015-06-01	2601.27061598
2015-09-01	2619.15493425
2015-12-01	2723.54454297
2016-03-01	2628.42186275
2016-06-01	2632.73690888
2016-09-01	2600.86398607
2016-12-01	2657.57972637
2017-03-01	2626.31488029
2017-06-01	2686.47707473
2017-09-01	2720.23182574
2017-12-01	2787.20162225
2018-03-01	2726.84380455
2018-06-01	2740.07867494
2018-09-01	2753.09652198
2018-12-01	2798.83532025
2019-03-01	2795.64207243
2019-06-01	2842.37036782
2019-09-01	2855.57526079
2019-12-01	2887.03444986
2020-03-01	2865.53940753
2020-06-01	2725.52986571
2020-09-01	2753.05343437
2020-12-01	2830.71562248
2021-03-01	2808.95158551
2021-06-01	2868.99161289
2021-09-01	2776.57116204
2021-12-01	2913.32980750
2022-03-01	2903.30605074
2022-06-01	3006.13983360
2022-09-01	3015.16943020
2022-12-01	3107.01622879
2023-03-01	3062.76572789
2023-06-01	3130.00870657
2023-09-01	3111.42385789
2023-12-01	3142.27352137
2024-03-01	3111.31906222
2024-06-01	3102.83916983
2024-09-01	3107.29143954
2024-12-01	3181.97870499
2025-03-01	3098.94953887
2025-06-01	3118.91849944
2025-09-01	3119.09370236
2025-12-01	3195.71012287
2026-03-01	3177.68274569
2026-06-01	3210.07122162
2026-09-01	3155.87789294

value, tsest 10, region 2, measure M1. Each point is the last value of its quarter.
Date	Value
1978-03-01	1414.75110900
1978-06-01	1405.10039640
1978-09-01	1395.62237620
1978-12-01	1409.01244490
1979-03-01	1414.29098280
1979-06-01	1406.13755330
1979-09-01	1409.46600030
1979-12-01	1443.54447790
1980-03-01	1430.81667290
1980-06-01	1422.56969290
1980-09-01	1436.71709830
1980-12-01	1456.53451180
1981-03-01	1456.56861520
1981-06-01	1454.60116810
1981-09-01	1455.72209360
1981-12-01	1473.60008460
1982-03-01	1449.14695770
1982-06-01	1431.29338120
1982-09-01	1440.36581610
1982-12-01	1402.85976470
1983-03-01	1376.07238980
1983-06-01	1377.93548670
1983-09-01	1418.49081040
1983-12-01	1432.04949010
1984-03-01	1428.82891290
1984-06-01	1426.38494360
1984-09-01	1433.27269770
1984-12-01	1473.63046980
1985-03-01	1447.96636340
1985-06-01	1442.05506910
1985-09-01	1484.73907740
1985-12-01	1507.71675020
1986-03-01	1510.62621590
1986-06-01	1505.26206800
1986-09-01	1520.82159100
1986-12-01	1536.02482900
1987-03-01	1546.80482100
1987-06-01	1543.36847700
1987-09-01	1537.01149900
1987-12-01	1582.27901800
1988-03-01	1568.74104100
1988-06-01	1551.51987400
1988-09-01	1586.48111300
1988-12-01	1622.25497300
1989-03-01	1615.36816200
1989-06-01	1620.43785500
1989-09-01	1642.65276700
1989-12-01	1667.72545100
1990-03-01	1650.32838100
1990-06-01	1649.59297000
1990-09-01	1636.70068800
1990-12-01	1629.20328900
1991-03-01	1548.60873300
1991-06-01	1507.42279500
1991-09-01	1523.63878000
1991-12-01	1544.35787800
1992-03-01	1486.92166000
1992-06-01	1478.78489600
1992-09-01	1485.69141800
1992-12-01	1505.70029100
1993-03-01	1480.70983200
1993-06-01	1473.12284000
1993-09-01	1486.14123600
1993-12-01	1505.10704700
1994-03-01	1476.08308200
1994-06-01	1481.49978200
1994-09-01	1516.80524500
1994-12-01	1523.48070100
1995-03-01	1526.28544400
1995-06-01	1534.87385800
1995-09-01	1548.93019700
1995-12-01	1587.50205000
1996-03-01	1547.99887000
1996-06-01	1559.22906900
1996-09-01	1551.93454900
1996-12-01	1577.44159600
1997-03-01	1542.47684100
1997-06-01	1539.98405100
1997-09-01	1547.62066100
1997-12-01	1578.60304900
1998-03-01	1566.90128800
1998-06-01	1554.34382800
1998-09-01	1585.52132900
1998-12-01	1596.35351900
1999-03-01	1581.76425600
1999-06-01	1562.00971700
1999-09-01	1582.70839300
1999-12-01	1626.35300200
2000-03-01	1595.28950900
2000-06-01	1602.86655600
2000-09-01	1635.86029600
2000-12-01	1670.03414600
2001-03-01	1635.72145000
2001-06-01	1616.35302500
2001-09-01	1649.69435600
2001-12-01	1671.67145200
2002-03-01	1634.05637400
2002-06-01	1621.42440200
2002-09-01	1659.15860900
2002-12-01	1701.37009400
2003-03-01	1648.05219700
2003-06-01	1629.70337600
2003-09-01	1670.97852000
2003-12-01	1692.82392400
2004-03-01	1680.56842500
2004-06-01	1690.14761600
2004-09-01	1706.13778600
2004-12-01	1754.11174300
2005-03-01	1734.18459200
2005-06-01	1731.90977200
2005-09-01	1763.33217100
2005-12-01	1771.09203600
2006-03-01	1750.36030300
2006-06-01	1752.73156800
2006-09-01	1818.63394200
2006-12-01	1825.33926300
2007-03-01	1830.75942300
2007-06-01	1828.64716700
2007-09-01	1862.52557400
2007-12-01	1889.74215300
2008-03-01	1842.71353200
2008-06-01	1826.43100600
2008-09-01	1875.41787500
2008-12-01	1878.86104000
2009-03-01	1823.89728000
2009-06-01	1828.07960200
2009-09-01	1874.74985900
2009-12-01	1909.94506000
2010-03-01	1881.75141100
2010-06-01	1880.08540800
2010-09-01	1944.10994000
2010-12-01	1973.41921800
2011-03-01	1968.85731900
2011-06-01	1956.33116700
2011-09-01	1978.70075384
2011-12-01	1980.88610046
2012-03-01	1937.14539399
2012-06-01	1954.78144245
2012-09-01	1979.16012334
2012-12-01	1992.10599312
2013-03-01	1958.20809169
2013-06-01	1944.87838693
2013-09-01	1992.36609975
2013-12-01	1984.73448622
2014-03-01	1961.73029654
2014-06-01	1968.32058400
2014-09-01	1967.01038932
2014-12-01	2024.23984861
2015-03-01	2001.64659298
2015-06-01	1968.88082353
2015-09-01	1978.02188125
2015-12-01	2075.69892132
2016-03-01	2071.44129452
2016-06-01	2094.45056199
2016-09-01	2066.55847466
2016-12-01	2156.33654612
2017-03-01	2131.13920715
2017-06-01	2154.74906641
2017-09-01	2137.95067753
2017-12-01	2206.36355575
2018-03-01	2168.76051631
2018-06-01	2198.07920681
2018-09-01	2230.51151234
2018-12-01	2288.95436180
2019-03-01	2283.82534088
2019-06-01	2252.18649945
2019-09-01	2264.31026904
2019-12-01	2328.04684273
2020-03-01	2279.64955156
2020-06-01	2198.21701375
2020-09-01	2136.47850505
2020-12-01	2259.42549176
2021-03-01	2261.14844713
2021-06-01	2275.89279563
2021-09-01	2268.63813395
2021-12-01	2354.09314501
2022-03-01	2350.06322449
2022-06-01	2412.75136411
2022-09-01	2413.37280147
2022-12-01	2477.42006628
2023-03-01	2533.87517551
2023-06-01	2521.19468779
2023-09-01	2461.84265990
2023-12-01	2517.04235544
2024-03-01	2520.69390650
2024-06-01	2537.08518956
2024-09-01	2563.58490213
2024-12-01	2557.84175434
2025-03-01	2533.75545018
2025-06-01	2554.38288272
2025-09-01	2537.66181106
2025-12-01	2576.86994882
2026-03-01	2550.30638700
2026-06-01	2567.95927165
2026-09-01	2558.37500471

value, tsest 10, region 3, measure M1. Each point is the last value of its quarter.
Date	Value
1978-03-01	736.54492390
1978-06-01	733.41595300
1978-09-01	751.27426770
1978-12-01	766.69313870
1979-03-01	760.72740580
1979-06-01	771.23100940
1979-09-01	782.30558490
1979-12-01	780.45552140
1980-03-01	783.02019300
1980-06-01	783.59131880
1980-09-01	799.36235270
1980-12-01	808.53833750
1981-03-01	805.83314020
1981-06-01	804.05726650
1981-09-01	825.74690090
1981-12-01	839.09311160
1982-03-01	842.13211570
1982-06-01	830.49043410
1982-09-01	833.31091280
1982-12-01	832.87298130
1983-03-01	815.41087740
1983-06-01	816.49861080
1983-09-01	839.31775100
1983-12-01	839.25065160
1984-03-01	839.53459680
1984-06-01	844.03885490
1984-09-01	848.90967700
1984-12-01	842.44095670
1985-03-01	847.96737830
1985-06-01	853.46677880
1985-09-01	871.91059660
1985-12-01	891.77067620
1986-03-01	884.12732470
1986-06-01	897.79232330
1986-09-01	909.67304320
1986-12-01	913.50794800
1987-03-01	904.02249450
1987-06-01	901.24026160
1987-09-01	908.40565860
1987-12-01	919.54877910
1988-03-01	928.63963980
1988-06-01	944.50751990
1988-09-01	963.53425480
1988-12-01	993.57671690
1989-03-01	992.51953410
1989-06-01	1022.80437300
1989-09-01	1018.88833200
1989-12-01	1048.56490100
1990-03-01	1033.56934000
1990-06-01	1030.34420000
1990-09-01	1034.88797700
1990-12-01	1026.11509100
1991-03-01	993.19060660
1991-06-01	999.15318780
1991-09-01	1010.15201400
1991-12-01	1030.11109600
1992-03-01	998.65324860
1992-06-01	998.56297650
1992-09-01	1014.91274300
1992-12-01	1035.09483200
1993-03-01	1036.69562500
1993-06-01	1039.19887200
1993-09-01	1044.34562500
1993-12-01	1080.31732600
1994-03-01	1061.60720200
1994-06-01	1095.05202200
1994-09-01	1109.05600500
1994-12-01	1116.87543300
1995-03-01	1106.13179300
1995-06-01	1131.51070800
1995-09-01	1135.34499600
1995-12-01	1146.50299000
1996-03-01	1126.32261700
1996-06-01	1129.28720800
1996-09-01	1151.51090200
1996-12-01	1158.52291900
1997-03-01	1115.44090300
1997-06-01	1113.18271900
1997-09-01	1138.18665600
1997-12-01	1162.42744300
1998-03-01	1139.10488800
1998-06-01	1145.88754900
1998-09-01	1155.58309300
1998-12-01	1188.50174100
1999-03-01	1170.66668100
1999-06-01	1183.88540700
1999-09-01	1195.03488500
1999-12-01	1200.42793600
2000-03-01	1182.47476600
2000-06-01	1203.79904800
2000-09-01	1227.36690500
2000-12-01	1221.41985400
2001-03-01	1192.32886000
2001-06-01	1179.59983200
2001-09-01	1212.82112800
2001-12-01	1223.21871100
2002-03-01	1214.11026200
2002-06-01	1224.41198300
2002-09-01	1254.41856400
2002-12-01	1256.52000200
2003-03-01	1242.99594800
2003-06-01	1242.96225300
2003-09-01	1305.50855500
2003-12-01	1326.72235100
2004-03-01	1304.57348200
2004-06-01	1315.06437800
2004-09-01	1381.20378400
2004-12-01	1392.49143700
2005-03-01	1392.34657600
2005-06-01	1408.15069400
2005-09-01	1444.36613200
2005-12-01	1433.91302700
2006-03-01	1415.24395100
2006-06-01	1453.13969900
2006-09-01	1521.94195000
2006-12-01	1537.79500700
2007-03-01	1530.27750000
2007-06-01	1535.48952900
2007-09-01	1568.35500400
2007-12-01	1573.44061200
2008-03-01	1532.21084300
2008-06-01	1567.72755300
2008-09-01	1623.27084600
2008-12-01	1603.54085500
2009-03-01	1584.23025700
2009-06-01	1583.40285500
2009-09-01	1604.91343800
2009-12-01	1589.85671200
2010-03-01	1565.29821500
2010-06-01	1598.22445100
2010-09-01	1631.81031100
2010-12-01	1628.45250500
2011-03-01	1608.91842500
2011-06-01	1614.82405700
2011-09-01	1662.44279555
2011-12-01	1654.34443260
2012-03-01	1633.82461361
2012-06-01	1627.04927970
2012-09-01	1671.65588027
2012-12-01	1652.75410943
2013-03-01	1601.91685826
2013-06-01	1627.22876848
2013-09-01	1686.71547378
2013-12-01	1643.70631015
2014-03-01	1608.55777627
2014-06-01	1626.35552326
2014-09-01	1612.56171742
2014-12-01	1656.39394654
2015-03-01	1622.96542987
2015-06-01	1653.40066606
2015-09-01	1645.05853307
2015-12-01	1671.35525890
2016-03-01	1623.87202767
2016-06-01	1635.46760012
2016-09-01	1605.48910528
2016-12-01	1658.57242110
2017-03-01	1634.94071382
2017-06-01	1659.65244332
2017-09-01	1668.45319886
2017-12-01	1723.28718126
2018-03-01	1685.40082759
2018-06-01	1687.72716153
2018-09-01	1715.81152076
2018-12-01	1762.50856596
2019-03-01	1745.78574301
2019-06-01	1742.98952141
2019-09-01	1739.80475820
2019-12-01	1775.45783079
2020-03-01	1727.83779532
2020-06-01	1662.29747327
2020-09-01	1683.12028801
2020-12-01	1762.76657166
2021-03-01	1755.44722899
2021-06-01	1818.43466742
2021-09-01	1830.84940474
2021-12-01	1873.02635776
2022-03-01	1890.26154864
2022-06-01	1906.02542947
2022-09-01	1912.40702452
2022-12-01	1978.95745617
2023-03-01	1946.54313174
2023-06-01	1986.20193112
2023-09-01	1955.96568577
2023-12-01	2000.66292084
2024-03-01	1992.15750385
2024-06-01	2039.45415412
2024-09-01	2009.82892477
2024-12-01	2091.55842556
2025-03-01	2041.21043315
2025-06-01	2084.97136424
2025-09-01	2059.75699215
2025-12-01	2084.30854228
2026-03-01	2083.02131449
2026-06-01	2089.30493904
2026-09-01	2126.52196187

Lineage

Publisher
Australian Bureau of Statisticsdata.api.abs.gov.au
Retrieved
2026-10-15 01:00 UTCMethod: sdmx
Release
rel_01M4YH8DKNK37VDVFJT86BDERQCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Your app
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2026). Labour Force, Australia, headline series [release rel_01M4YH8DKNK37VDVFJT86BDERQ]. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026 via OpenDataRouter.Pinned link to this release

First rowsOrdered by measure, region, tsest, period.

First rows of abs/labour-force, ordered by measure, region, tsest, period
measurestringorderbind	tseststringorder	regionstringorder	perioddateorder	valuedecimal	unit_measurestring	unit_multint32	obs_statusstring	obs_commentstring
M1	10	1	1978-02-01	1804.52063090	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1978-03-01	1798.34109300	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1978-04-01	1799.97997760	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1978-05-01	1802.37641900	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1978-06-01	1794.57868070	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1978-07-01	1798.56432170	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1978-08-01	1783.38259860	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1978-09-01	1797.84299870	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1978-10-01	1805.38240650	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1978-11-01	1790.29755690	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1978-12-01	1831.75853670	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1979-01-01	1822.04829310	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1979-02-01	1824.30488980	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1979-03-01	1811.10267510	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1979-04-01	1799.07102610	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1979-05-01	1792.99789560	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1979-06-01	1803.33874640	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1979-07-01	1816.04467030	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1979-08-01	1801.29737900	NUM	3	null	null
M1	10	1	1979-09-01	1827.81358070	NUM	3	null	null

Schema

The fields of this release, and how a query can filter them.

Fields of release rel_01M4YH8DKNK37VDVFJT86BDERQ
Field	Type	Unit	Definition	Nullable	Access
`measure`Primary key	`string`	None	ABS Labour Force measure code (MEASURE): M1 employed full-time, M2 employed part-time, M3 employed persons, M4 unemployed looking for full-time work, M5 unemployed looking for part-time work, M6 unemployed persons, M9 labour force, M10 not in the labour force, M11 civilian population, M12 participation rate, M13 unemployment rate, M14 and M15 unemployment rates looking for full-time and part-time work, M16 employment to population ratio	No	Bind
`tsest`Primary key	`string`	None	ABS adjustment type code (TSEST): 10 original, 20 seasonally adjusted, 30 trend	No	Filter
`region`Primary key	`string`	None	ABS state code (REGION): AUS Australia, 1 New South Wales, 2 Victoria, 3 Queensland, 4 South Australia, 5 Western Australia, 6 Tasmania, 7 Northern Territory, 8 Australian Capital Territory	No	Filter
`period`Primary key	`date`	None	Reference month, as its first day: 2026-08-01 is August 2026	No	Range
`value`	`decimal(18,8)`	None	The observation (OBS_VALUE) as published, in unit_measure times ten to the power unit_mult, with every decimal place the Data API gives (the ABS rounds to one place in its tables); empty when the ABS withholds the value, with the reason in obs_status	Yes	Filter
`unit_measure`	`string`	None	ABS unit of measure code (UNIT_MEASURE): NUM number of persons, PCT percent	No	Filter
`unit_mult`	`int32`	None	ABS unit multiplier (UNIT_MULT), a power of ten: 3 thousands for counts of persons, 0 units for rates	No	Filter
`obs_status`	`string`	None	ABS observation status code (OBS_STATUS) from its codelist CL_OBS_STATUS, empty for most values: w estimate subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes (with or without a value), among others	Yes	Filter
`obs_comment`	`string`	None	ABS observation comment (OBS_COMMENT), as published: for example its caution on trend estimates during the COVID-19 pandemic	Yes	Filter

measurestring
Primary key
ABS Labour Force measure code (MEASURE): M1 employed full-time, M2 employed part-time, M3 employed persons, M4 unemployed looking for full-time work, M5 unemployed looking for part-time work, M6 unemployed persons, M9 labour force, M10 not in the labour force, M11 civilian population, M12 participation rate, M13 unemployment rate, M14 and M15 unemployment rates looking for full-time and part-time work, M16 employment to population ratio
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Bind
tseststring
Primary key
ABS adjustment type code (TSEST): 10 original, 20 seasonally adjusted, 30 trend
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
regionstring
Primary key
ABS state code (REGION): AUS Australia, 1 New South Wales, 2 Victoria, 3 Queensland, 4 South Australia, 5 Western Australia, 6 Tasmania, 7 Northern Territory, 8 Australian Capital Territory
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
perioddate
Primary key
Reference month, as its first day: 2026-08-01 is August 2026
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Range
valuedecimal(18,8)
The observation (OBS_VALUE) as published, in unit_measure times ten to the power unit_mult, with every decimal place the Data API gives (the ABS rounds to one place in its tables); empty when the ABS withholds the value, with the reason in obs_status
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
unit_measurestring
ABS unit of measure code (UNIT_MEASURE): NUM number of persons, PCT percent
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
unit_multint32
ABS unit multiplier (UNIT_MULT), a power of ten: 3 thousands for counts of persons, 0 units for rates
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
obs_statusstring
ABS observation status code (OBS_STATUS) from its codelist CL_OBS_STATUS, empty for most values: w estimate subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes (with or without a value), among others
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
obs_commentstring
ABS observation comment (OBS_COMMENT), as published: for example its caution on trend estimates during the COVID-19 pandemic
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter

Access paths

by_measure (ordered by measure, region, tsest, period): filter measure with = or [in].
Fully scannable: a query that uses none of these reads the whole release, and may sort on any field.

Bind: filter with = or [in] to use the layout ordered by it. Range: filter with [gt], [gte], [lt] or [lte]. Filter: any filter once a layout is chosen.

Codes that explain a null value: missing, suppressed or not applicable values are null with a status field, never zero.
Status field	Code	Meaning	Null fields
`obs_status`	`m`	not recorded	`value`
`obs_status`	`n`	not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated	`value`
`obs_status`	`o`	nil or rounded to zero, including null cells	`value`
`obs_status`	`q`	not available	`value`
`obs_status`	`s`	not currently available due to break in time series	`value`
`obs_status`	`t`	not yet available	`value`
`obs_status`	`u`	not applicable	`value`
`obs_status`	`v`	not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated	`value`
`obs_status`	`w`	estimate is subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes (the ABS withholds some such values)	`value`

Quick request

Reads rows of this release in the order of its first layout. Put your API key in the ODR_KEY environment variable first.

GET /v1/datasets/abs/labour-force/rows

curl -G 'https://api.opendatarouter.com/v1/datasets/abs/labour-force/rows' \
  --data-urlencode 'measure=M1' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ODR_KEY"

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rel_01M4YH8DKNK37VDVFJT86BDERQCurrentShown on this pagePublished
Published
2026-10-15
Rows
144,832
Observation period
1978-02-01 to 2026-09-01
- data.parquet 702,975 bytes
- data.csv.gz 1,336,893 bytes
- LICENCE.txt 1,529 bytes
- CITATION.cff 908 bytes
Pinned link
rel_01M4KR8AN7CFC4FEH7WR5STNB8Superseded
Published
2026-10-10
Rows
144,584
Observation period
1978-02-01 to 2026-08-01
- data.parquet 720,618 bytes
- data.csv.gz 1,334,685 bytes
- LICENCE.txt 1,529 bytes
- CITATION.cff 908 bytes
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Licence

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Attribution text

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force, Australia, headline series, retrieved 15 Oct 2026. © Commonwealth of Australia. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Changes

Reshaped by OpenDataRouter from the ABS Data API dataflow LF to one row per series and month, persons aged 15 years and over only (the figures by sex are left out); periods typed as dates (the first day of each month) and values as decimals with eight places. Values unchanged.

Cite this release

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2026). Labour Force, Australia, headline series [release rel_01M4YH8DKNK37VDVFJT86BDERQ]. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026 via OpenDataRouter.

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https://opendatarouter.com/datasets/abs/labour-force?release=rel_01M4YH8DKNK37VDVFJT86BDERQ

Provenance

Upstream

Publisher: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Method: SDMX API
Read from: data.api.abs.gov.au
Retrieved: 2026-10-15 01:00 UTC
Next release: Expected 2026-11-25 01:02 UTC

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