Australia Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate: 4.4% (2007 est.)

Year	Unemployment rate	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	6.30 %	134		2002
2004	6.00 %	139	-4.76 %	2003
2005	5.10 %	45	-15.00 %	December 2004 est.
2006	5.10 %	51	0.00 %	2005 est.
2007	4.90 %	57	-3.92 %	2006 est.
2008	4.40 %	54	-10.20 %	2007 est.

Definition: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of December 18, 2008

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Equivalent Data From the International Monetary Fund

Variable: Unemployment rate

Units: Percent of total labor force

Country-specific Note: Definition: Unemployment rate, national definition. Data refer to calendar years Source: IMF Staff. Labor Force and Employment series from Australian Bureau of Statistics Time Series Statistics Plus Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Australian dollars Data last updated: 03/2008

Source: International Monetary Fund - 2008 World Economic Outlook

Year	Unemployment rate	Percent Change
1980	6.142
1981	5.783	-5.85 %
1982	7.192	24.36 %
1983	9.975	38.70 %
1984	8.967	-10.11 %
1985	8.267	-7.81 %
1986	8.108	-1.92 %
1987	8.125	0.21 %
1988	7.2	-11.38 %
1989	6.167	-14.35 %
1990	6.683	8.37 %
1991	9.292	39.04 %
1992	10.492	12.91 %
1993	10.6	1.03 %
1994	9.45	-10.85 %
1995	8.225	-12.96 %
1996	8.225	0.00 %
1997	8.242	0.21 %
1998	7.725	-6.27 %
1999	6.933	-10.25 %
2000	6.283	-9.38 %
2001	6.775	7.83 %
2002	6.367	-6.02 %
2003	5.942	-6.68 %
2004	5.4	-9.12 %
2005	5.033	-6.80 %
2006	4.775	-5.13 %
2007	4.358	-8.73 %
2008	4.333	-0.57 %