Labour force, both sexes, publisher 15+ classification (ICLS13) (monthly, ILOSTAT): Australia

The latest reading SOTW holds for Australia is 15,526.008 thousands of persons for 2026-02, from ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).

Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · thousands of persons · ILO.LF.LVL.M · AUS

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Latest
15,526.008
thousands of persons · 2026-02
Previous
15,185.508
thousands of persons · 2026-01
Oldest shown
12,707.766
thousands of persons · 2016-03
Readings shown
120
Newest readings; the full history is in the API

Australia · history

thousands of persons · Monthly

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:23:40.594Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

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Labour force, both sexes, publisher 15+ classification (ICLS13) (monthly, ILOSTAT): Australia: 120 readings, newest first. Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).
PeriodValue (thousands of persons)
2026-0215,526.008
2026-0115,185.508
2025-1215,397.452
2025-1115,293.837
2025-1015,267.975
2025-0915,234.564
2025-0815,162.576
2025-0715,241.315
2025-0615,259.205
2025-0515,302.893
2025-0415,229.143
2025-0315,194.478
2025-0215,209.033
2025-0115,037.229
2024-1215,219.869
2024-1115,084.867
2024-1015,022.301
2024-0914,998.616
2024-0814,950.316
2024-0714,985.467
2024-0614,948.486
2024-0514,974.308
2024-0414,878.956
2024-0314,881.536
2024-0214,939.983
2024-0114,559.686
2023-1214,840.193
2023-1114,806.246
2023-1014,672.588
2023-0914,563.848
2023-0814,564.095
2023-0714,554.465
2023-0614,566.026
2023-0514,617.416
2023-0414,468.440
2023-0314,511.620
2023-0214,487.463
2023-0114,144.503
2022-1214,388.469
2022-1114,309.949
2022-1014,169.068
2022-0914,133.615
2022-0814,098.638
2022-0714,064.785
2022-0614,118.857
2022-0514,118.129
2022-0413,994.035
2022-0314,002.670
2022-0214,053.617
2022-0113,702.932
2021-1213,909.949
2021-1113,797.743
2021-1013,444.013
2021-0913,410.596
2021-0813,516.541
2021-0713,717.914
2021-0613,774.136
2021-0513,816.488
2021-0413,709.662
2021-0313,799.016
2021-0213,820.360
2021-0113,571.076
2020-1213,768.581
2020-1113,668.581
2020-1013,553.615
2020-0913,398.516
2020-0813,414.331
2020-0713,395.439
2020-0613,278.823
2020-0513,020.665
2020-0413,189.181
2020-0313,691.781
2020-0213,742.870
2020-0113,530.975
2019-1213,699.438
2019-1113,587.479
2019-1013,530.912
2019-0913,571.465
2019-0813,536.286
2019-0713,541.068
2019-0613,535.109
2019-0513,563.312
2019-0413,507.482
2019-0313,484.230
2019-0213,508.204
2019-0113,283.346
2018-1213,430.378
2018-1113,332.262
2018-1013,252.384
2018-0913,228.162
2018-0813,217.704
2018-0713,212.650
2018-0613,245.800
2018-0513,231.624
2018-0413,214.343
2018-0313,223.998
2018-0213,275.574
2018-0113,024.240
2017-1213,226.125
2017-1113,083.292
2017-1012,993.635
2017-0912,999.908
2017-0812,936.427
2017-0712,946.512
2017-0612,935.189
2017-0512,933.892
2017-0412,878.526
2017-0312,879.150
2017-0212,886.222
2017-0112,637.456
2016-1212,850.693
2016-1112,716.746
2016-1012,642.141
2016-0912,628.641
2016-0812,603.727
2016-0712,704.174
2016-0612,694.797
2016-0512,715.089
2016-0412,687.876
2016-0312,707.766

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-03 to 2026-02. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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