2024年4月，澳大利亚经季节性调整的失业率从上月的3.9%上升至4.1%，高于市场预测的3.9%。这是自1月份以来的最高失业率，失业人数增加了30.3万人，达到60.42万人，寻求全职工作的人数增加了137000人，达到38.75万人，寻找兼职工作的人数增长了166000人，到21.67万人。与此同时，就业人数增加了3850万，达到1430万，超过了市场普遍认为的2370万。兼职就业人数增加了4460万人，达到445万人，而全职就业人数减少了610万人，减少到984万人。参与率为66.7%，略高于3月份的66.6%，而预测为66.6%。就业不足率从6.5%小幅上升至6.6%，仍比2020年3月低2.1个百分点。此外，所有工作岗位的月工作时间保持不变，为1962万小时。

Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 4.1% in April 2024 from an upwardly revised 3.9% in the previous month and above market forecasts of 3.9%. It marked the highest jobless rate since January, as the number of unemployed individuals increased by 30.3 thousand to 604.2 thousand, with those seeking full-time jobs adding by 13.7 thousand to 387.5 thousand and those looking for part-time jobs rising by 16.6 thousand to 216.7 thousand. Meanwhile, employment advanced 38.5 thousand to 14.3 million, surpassing the market consensus of a 23.7 thousand gain. Part-time employment increased by 44.6 thousand to 4.45 million, while full-time employment decreased by 6.1 thousand to 9.84 million. The participation rate was at 66.7%, up slightly from 66.6% in March, compared to forecasts of 66.6%. The underemployment rate edged up to 6.6% from 6.5%, remaining 2.1 points lower than in March 2020. Additionally, monthly hours in all jobs were unchanged at 1,962 million.