Key Economic Indicators, 2017 - updated
The focus is on Australia's Labour Force and Demography. ABS figures anf links
Click here for full access to Australia's economic indicators - National Accounts, International Accounts, Consumption and Investment, Production, Prices, Labour Force and Demography, Incomes, and Housing Finance.
| Labour Force and Demography
|  | | | | | |
| Employed persons - Trend | | Jul 2017 | '000 | 12 160.1 | 0.2% | 1.9% |
| Participation rate - Trend | | Jul 2017 | % | 64.9 | 0.1 pts | 0.2 pts |
| Unemployment rate - Trend | | Jul 2017 | % | 5.6 | 0.0 pts | -0.1 pts |
| Employment to Population ratio - Trend | | Jul 2017 | % | 61.3 | 0.1 pts | 0.2 pts |
| Job Vacancies - Trend | | May 2017 | '000 | 189.2 | 1.7% | 9.2% |
| Estimated resident population - (Preliminary) | | Dec Qtr 2016 | '000 | 24,385.6 | 0.3% | 1.6% |
| Short-term overseas visitor arrivals - Trend (a) | | June 2017 | '000 | 734.9 | 0.8% | 7.7% |
| For unemployment and participation rates, the changes are given as percentage points. | ||||||
Source: ABS
Latest eNewsletters
Hot Issues
- Super versus trusts: What is the best option with Div 296?
- Thinking of establishing an SMSF? Don’t skip reading the rules
- Investment and economic outlook, February 2026
- Coercive control in SMSF becoming a hot issue
- Are downsizer contributions losing steam?
- What to look for when choosing a financial adviser
- AI use needed with proper safeguards
- Most Reliable Car Brands in 2026
- ASIC targeting high-pressure sales and inappropriate advice
- Investment and economic outlook, January 2026
- Australians not underspending their super
- Five financial steps for the new year
- ASIC warns investors on pump and dump scammers
- Don’t confuse contribution with roll-over when using proceeds from small business sale
- Missed SG exemption may not be problem
- Rare and vanishing: Animals That May Go Extinct Soon
- It’s super hump month. Make the most of it
- Three timeless investing lessons from Warren Buffett
- 2026 outlook: Economic upside, stock market downside
- Care needed with ceased legacy pensions
- What had the biggest impact on the sector in 2025?
- What does 2026 look like in the SMSF sector?
- It’s not just Div 296 that could face changes in 2026
- Which country produces the most electricity annually?
