The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 per cent in January, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Bjorn Jarvis, ABS head of labour statistics said: "With employment rising by 44,000 people and the number of unemployed increasing by 23,000 people, the unemployment rate rose to 4.1 per cent.
"The rises in both the number of people employed and unemployed saw the participation rate rise by 0.1 percentage point, to a new record high of 67.3 per cent. This was 0.8 percentage points higher than a year ago and 1.8 percentage points higher than March 2020.
"The number of employed people grew by 0.3 per cent in January 2025, the same pace as the average monthly rise in 2024, but higher than the average monthly population growth of 0.2 per cent during 2024.
"Most of the rise in both employment and unemployment in January reflected rises for women, with female employment rising by 44,000 and unemployment by 24,000. In contrast, male employment and unemployment both changed by less than 1,000 people."
