{
  "title": "Youth unemployment against all ages, Australia",
  "url": "https://mindiam.com/figures/youth-unemployment",
  "dataUrl": "https://mindiam.com/figures/youth-unemployment/data.json",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Mindiam",
    "url": "https://mindiam.com"
  },
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "lastRevised": "2026-10-30",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABS Labour Force, Australia, September 2026",
    "released": "2026-10-15",
    "basis": "seasonally adjusted",
    "url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/latest-release",
    "youthTableUrl": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/sep-2026/62020013.xlsx",
    "allTableUrl": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/sep-2026/62020001.xlsx",
    "youthSeriesId": "A84424185C",
    "allSeriesId": "A84423050A"
  },
  "unit": "per cent of the labour force, seasonally adjusted",
  "latest": {
    "month": "2026-09",
    "youth": 11.1,
    "all": 4.7,
    "youthAsMultipleOfAll": 2.4
  },
  "monthly": [
    {
      "month": "2023-09",
      "youth": 7.9,
      "all": 3.6
    },
    {
      "month": "2023-10",
      "youth": 9.4,
      "all": 3.8
    },
    {
      "month": "2023-11",
      "youth": 9.7,
      "all": 3.9
    },
    {
      "month": "2023-12",
      "youth": 9.7,
      "all": 4
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-01",
      "youth": 9.6,
      "all": 4.1
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-02",
      "youth": 9.2,
      "all": 3.7
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-03",
      "youth": 9.8,
      "all": 3.9
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-04",
      "youth": 9.6,
      "all": 4.1
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-05",
      "youth": 9.8,
      "all": 4
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-06",
      "youth": 9.5,
      "all": 4
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-07",
      "youth": 9.8,
      "all": 4.2
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-08",
      "youth": 9.9,
      "all": 4.1
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-09",
      "youth": 8.9,
      "all": 4
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-10",
      "youth": 9.2,
      "all": 4.1
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-11",
      "youth": 8.6,
      "all": 3.9
    },
    {
      "month": "2024-12",
      "youth": 9.2,
      "all": 4
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-01",
      "youth": 9.2,
      "all": 4.1
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-02",
      "youth": 9.1,
      "all": 4.1
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-03",
      "youth": 9,
      "all": 4.1
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-04",
      "youth": 8.6,
      "all": 4.1
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-05",
      "youth": 9.6,
      "all": 4.1
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-06",
      "youth": 10.3,
      "all": 4.3
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-07",
      "youth": 9.8,
      "all": 4.3
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-08",
      "youth": 9.7,
      "all": 4.2
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-09",
      "youth": 10.5,
      "all": 4.4
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-10",
      "youth": 9.7,
      "all": 4.3
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-11",
      "youth": 10.2,
      "all": 4.3
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-12",
      "youth": 9.1,
      "all": 4.1
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-01",
      "youth": 9.6,
      "all": 4.1
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-02",
      "youth": 10.3,
      "all": 4.3
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-03",
      "youth": 10.2,
      "all": 4.3
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-04",
      "youth": 11,
      "all": 4.5
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-05",
      "youth": 10.4,
      "all": 4.4
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-06",
      "youth": 10.7,
      "all": 4.4
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-07",
      "youth": 10.4,
      "all": 4.5
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-08",
      "youth": 10.9,
      "all": 4.7
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-09",
      "youth": 11.1,
      "all": 4.7
    }
  ],
  "september2026Jobs": {
    "employmentChange": -39300,
    "fullTimeChange": 34400,
    "partTimeChange": -73700
  },
  "temporaryVisaFullWorkRights": {
    "skilledEmployment": 269591,
    "temporaryGraduate": 272613,
    "asAt": "31 August 2026",
    "source": "Department of Home Affairs, Temporary visa holders in Australia (BP0019)",
    "sourceUrl": "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/temporary-entrants-visa-holders",
    "total": 542204
  },
  "limits": [
    "These figures do not show what causes youth unemployment. ABS publishes no breakdown by cause.",
    "Rates are seasonally adjusted survey estimates; single months are noisy, compare like months across years.",
    "ABS revises past months; values are as published in the September 2026 release.",
    "The temporary visa figure counts people with work rights, not people working or competing for a given job."
  ]
}