Monthly Statistical Bulletin
1.2 Unemployment
Month	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08
Number unemployed (a) – '000
July	615.1	567.8	525.6	502.6	470.5
August	587.0	564.9	518.1	506.1	473.0
September	585.2	554.2	529.5	504.8	462.9
October	585.3	529.8	533.3	481.5	477.1
November	574.0	536.6	523.2	490.1	493.8
December	576.1	525.5	532.3	492.4	469.4
January	561.5	527.7	542.2	487.1	458.2
February	575.1	531.6	541.1	499.3	438.5
March	553.6	545.2	519.0	486.2	455.3
April	561.0	540.0	529.0	476.5	477.1
May	544.8	538.7	513.5	466.3	476.6
June	559.7	522.2	514.5	471.4	473.8
Annual average	572.7	540.5	527.1	489.0	468.0
Unemployment rate (a) (b) – per cent
July	6.1	5.6	5.0	4.7	4.3
August	5.8	5.5	4.9	4.7	4.3
September	5.8	5.4	5.0	4.7	4.2
October	5.8	5.1	5.1	4.5	4.3
November	5.7	5.2	5.0	4.5	4.5
December	5.7	5.1	5.0	4.5	4.2
January	5.6	5.1	5.1	4.5	4.1
February	5.7	5.1	5.1	4.6	3.9
March	5.5	5.2	4.9	4.5	4.1
April	5.5	5.1	5.0	4.4	4.3
May	5.3	5.1	4.8	4.3	4.3
June	5.5	5.0	4.8	4.3	4.2
Annual average	5.7	5.2	5.0	4.5	4.2
(a) Monthly figures are seasonally adjusted.
(b) Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force.
Source: ABS, Labour force, Cat. no. 6202.0								Update
								7 August 2008