Labour Force Survey, August 2026
Employment declined by 42,000 (-0.2%) in August and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.4%.
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Labour Force Survey, August 2026(opens original report in a new tab)
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- Coverage breadth
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- Velocity
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