{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-labor-force-participation","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-labor-force-participation","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-labor-force-participation/","title":"Australia Labor Force Participation Rate (2025)","description":"Australia's Labor Force Participation Rate: 66.5 % of population ages 15+ in 2025, -0.2pp YoY. World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS), 1990–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Australia","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Australia","temporal_coverage":"1990/2025","unit":"% of population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Australia Labor Force Participation Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.CACT.ZS?locations=AU"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"36"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Australia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Australia (2025)","value":"66.5","unit":"% of population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"36","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Australia Labor Force Participation Rate"}],"observation_count":36,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":63.894},{"period":"1991","value":63.285},{"period":"1992","value":63.002},{"period":"1993","value":62.597},{"period":"1994","value":63.077},{"period":"1995","value":63.678},{"period":"1996","value":63.649},{"period":"1997","value":63.26},{"period":"1998","value":63.133},{"period":"1999","value":62.908},{"period":"2000","value":63.282},{"period":"2001","value":63.444},{"period":"2002","value":63.508},{"period":"2003","value":63.715},{"period":"2004","value":63.577},{"period":"2005","value":64.509},{"period":"2006","value":64.85},{"period":"2007","value":65.275},{"period":"2008","value":65.564},{"period":"2009","value":65.502},{"period":"2010","value":65.48},{"period":"2011","value":65.514},{"period":"2012","value":65.245},{"period":"2013","value":65.025},{"period":"2014","value":64.787},{"period":"2015","value":65.076},{"period":"2016","value":64.952},{"period":"2017","value":65.248},{"period":"2018","value":65.804},{"period":"2019","value":66.088},{"period":"2020","value":65.028},{"period":"2021","value":66.147},{"period":"2022","value":66.89},{"period":"2023","value":67.023},{"period":"2024","value":66.719},{"period":"2025","value":66.537}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"66.5","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"66.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"67.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"66.9","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"66.1","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"65.0","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"66.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"65.8","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"65.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"65.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"65.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"64.8","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"65.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"65.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"65.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"65.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"65.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"65.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"65.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"64.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the labour force participation rate (share of working-age population that is employed or actively seeking work) in Australia from 1990 to present. Participation rates reveal slack in the labour market and the untapped workforce potential. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2025 (36 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 67 % of population ages 15+ in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 62.6 in 1993. The latest reading of 66.5 in 2025 represents a change of -0.2pp."}]}