- The Victorian unemployment rate has increased but remains low by historical standards.
- The unemployment rate in metropolitan Melbourne has increased to 4.5 per cent in June 2024. The unemployment rate for regional Victoria remains historically low at 4 per cent, driven by relatively stronger regional jobs growth over recent years compared with metropolitan Melbourne.
Figure 1
Victorian unemployment rates
Date Victoria Metropolitan
MelbourneRegional
VictoriaJun-14 6.3% 6.3% 6.4% Jul-14 6.4% 6.3% 6.5% Aug-14 6.6% 6.6% 6.6% Sep-14 6.7% 6.8% 6.6% Oct-14 6.7% 6.8% 6.6% Nov-14 6.6% 6.6% 6.6% Dec-14 6.4% 6.4% 6.2% Jan-15 6.5% 6.6% 6.3% Feb-15 6.5% 6.7% 5.9% Mar-15 6.7% 6.9% 6.1% Apr-15 6.4% 6.7% 5.6% May-15 6.3% 6.4% 5.9% Jun-15 6.0% 6.0% 5.6% Jul-15 5.9% 6.0% 5.6% Aug-15 6.0% 6.0% 5.9% Sep-15 6.1% 6.2% 6.0% Oct-15 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% Nov-15 5.8% 5.9% 5.5% Dec-15 5.7% 5.7% 5.4% Jan-16 6.2% 6.2% 6.2% Feb-16 6.3% 6.2% 6.5% Mar-16 6.4% 6.3% 6.6% Apr-16 6.0% 5.9% 6.1% May-16 5.8% 5.8% 5.6% Jun-16 5.6% 5.6% 5.5% Jul-16 5.6% 5.6% 5.5% Aug-16 5.6% 5.6% 5.6% Sep-16 5.7% 5.7% 5.7% Oct-16 5.6% 5.7% 5.3% Nov-16 5.6% 5.8% 5.1% Dec-16 5.7% 5.9% 4.9% Jan-17 6.0% 6.2% 5.3% Feb-17 6.2% 6.4% 5.6% Mar-17 6.4% 6.6% 5.9% Apr-17 6.4% 6.6% 5.8% May-17 6.2% 6.4% 5.6% Jun-17 5.9% 6.2% 5.1% Jul-17 5.8% 6.0% 5.1% Aug-17 5.9% 6.2% 4.9% Sep-17 6.0% 6.3% 5.0% Oct-17 5.8% 6.0% 5.1% Nov-17 5.5% 5.6% 5.1% Dec-17 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% Jan-18 5.7% 5.8% 5.7% Feb-18 6.0% 6.1% 5.9% Mar-18 5.9% 5.9% 5.8% Apr-18 5.6% 5.7% 5.6% May-18 5.3% 5.3% 5.2% Jun-18 5.2% 5.2% 5.0% Jul-18 5.0% 5.1% 4.7% Aug-18 5.0% 5.1% 4.5% Sep-18 4.7% 4.8% 4.5% Oct-18 4.5% 4.5% 4.4% Nov-18 4.4% 4.3% 4.4% Dec-18 4.2% 4.2% 4.3% Jan-19 4.5% 4.5% 4.4% Feb-19 4.7% 4.8% 4.6% Mar-19 5.0% 5.1% 4.6% Apr-19 5.0% 5.2% 4.2% May-19 4.8% 5.0% 4.1% Jun-19 4.7% 4.9% 3.8% Jul-19 4.6% 4.8% 3.7% Aug-19 4.8% 5.1% 3.5% Sep-19 4.8% 5.1% 3.7% Oct-19 4.7% 4.9% 3.8% Nov-19 4.5% 4.7% 3.7% Dec-19 4.5% 4.7% 3.7% Jan-20 5.0% 5.2% 4.0% Feb-20 5.4% 5.8% 4.2% Mar-20 5.7% 6.0% 4.4% Apr-20 5.7% 6.2% 4.0% May-20 6.0% 6.6% 4.2% Jun-20 6.6% 7.2% 4.3% Jul-20 6.8% 7.4% 4.8% Aug-20 7.0% 7.5% 5.1% Sep-20 6.8% 7.2% 5.2% Oct-20 6.8% 7.3% 5.1% Nov-20 6.7% 7.3% 4.7% Dec-20 6.6% 7.2% 4.6% Jan-21 6.6% 7.2% 4.7% Feb-21 6.4% 6.9% 4.7% Mar-21 6.5% 7.0% 4.7% Apr-21 6.0% 6.4% 4.5% May-21 5.5% 5.9% 4.3% Jun-21 4.8% 5.2% 3.8% Jul-21 4.5% 4.7% 3.6% Aug-21 4.3% 4.6% 3.2% Sep-21 4.4% 4.7% 3.2% Oct-21 4.7% 5.1% 3.3% Nov-21 4.8% 5.2% 3.4% Dec-21 4.6% 5.0% 3.3% Jan-22 4.4% 4.7% 3.1% Feb-22 4.4% 4.8% 3.0% Mar-22 4.4% 4.8% 3.3% Apr-22 4.4% 4.7% 3.4% May-22 4.1% 4.3% 3.5% Jun-22 3.7% 3.9% 3.2% Jul-22 3.3% 3.4% 2.9% Aug-22 3.3% 3.5% 2.8% Sep-22 3.4% 3.6% 2.9% Oct-22 3.6% 3.7% 3.1% Nov-22 3.5% 3.5% 3.1% Dec-22 3.5% 3.6% 2.8% Jan-23 3.8% 4.0% 3.1% Feb-23 4.0% 4.2% 3.2% Mar-23 4.2% 4.3% 3.7% Apr-23 4.0% 4.2% 3.4% May-23 3.9% 4.1% 3.1% Jun-23 3.7% 4.0% 2.8% Jul-23 3.5% 3.8% 2.5% Aug-23 3.5% 3.7% 2.7% Sep-23 3.5% 3.7% 2.8% Oct-23 3.5% 3.7% 2.8% Nov-23 3.6% 3.8% 2.9% Dec-23 3.8% 4.0% 3.0% Jan-24 4.1% 4.3% 3.3% Feb-24 4.2% 4.4% 3.5% Mar-24 4.3% 4.5% 3.7% Apr-24 4.3% 4.5% 3.8% May-24 4.4% 4.5% 4.1% Jun-24 4.4% 4.5% 4.0% Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, June 2024.
Note: 3-month ended average of original data for comparison.
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