The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was steady at 4.3 per cent in November, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). 

Sean Crick, ABS head of labour statistics, said: ‘The unemployment rate has remained at 4.3 per cent in five of the last six months. 

‘Both the number of unemployed and employed people fell in November, by 2,000 and by 21,000 respectively.’

Full-time employment fell by 57,000 people, with males falling by 40,000 and females by 16,000 people. 

Part-time employment partly offset the fall in full-time employment, rising by 35,000. Females working part-time increased 29,000 people, whilst males rose 6,000 people in November.  

‘With the fall in the number of employed and unemployed people in November, the participation rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 66.7 per cent,’ Mr Crick said.

‘The number of employed people has risen 1.3 per cent over the past 12 months, which is weaker than the 2.0 per cent growth in population.’ 

The employment-to-population ratio fell by 0.2 percentage points to 63.8 per cent this month.

Hours worked remained flat this month, and increased 1.2 per cent compared to November 2024.Â