Australia's unemployment rate rises to 4.5% as jobs decline

Australia

First seen: Aug 20, 2026, 2:32 AM UTCUpdated: Aug 21, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC

WHAT HAPPENED

Australia's unemployment rate rose to 4.5%, while the Reserve Bank held its policy rate at 4.35%.

SO WHAT?

Worsening employment conditions may signal broader economic weakness and affect household and business activity.

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COVERAGE

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canberratimes.com.auen

Why Australia's trillion-dollar burden continues to grow | The Canberra Times

Aug 21, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC

tribuneonlineng.comen

Economic growth to rise to 4.5%, external reserves to hit $53bn by year-end — NESG

Aug 21, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC

businesstimes.com.sgen

Housing slump winners, losers emerge from Australia's earnings

Aug 21, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC

realestate.com.auen

Horror spike: Rents, fuel, UberEats jumps derail RBA relief

Aug 21, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC

actionforex.comen

Australia PMI Expansion Continues, but Manufacturing Output Slips Back Into Contraction

Aug 21, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC

investinglive.comen

Australia private sector growth softens as cost pressures intensify in August

Aug 21, 2026, 2:17 AM UTC

perthnow.com.auen

Australian spending defies cost-of-living crisis, stoking RBA rate hike fears

Aug 20, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC

dynamicbusiness.comen

RBA holds rates at 4.35%, but SMEs are still footing the bill

Aug 20, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC

neoskosmos.comen

Unemployment rate rises to 4.5 per cent, jobs fall

Aug 20, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC

odt.co.nzen

Australia's unemployment rate rises to 4.5%

Aug 20, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC

actionforex.comen

Australia Jobs Fall -15.8K as Unemployment Hits 4.5%, Giving RBA More Evidence of Slowdown

Aug 20, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC

finance.yahoo.comen

Australia jobless rate hits near five-year high of 4.5% in July

Aug 20, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC