Australia’s labour market eases gradually

Leith van Onselen

Thursday 15 May 2025

The latest batch of data suggests that Australia’s labour market continues to ease gradually.

SEEK’s latest employment report shows that job ads continue to trend lower and applications per job ad higher:

SEEK’s data continues to point to a rising unemployment rate:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.