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Australia Unemployment Rate 1980s

Name: Australia Unemployment Rate 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

7.59% decade average (1980-1989)

Australia's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 5.78% (1981) to 9.97% (1983), averaging 7.59% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	6.13%	–	24th
1981	5.78%	−0.35pp	20th
1982	7.18%	+1.40pp	25th
1983	9.97%	+2.78pp	34th
1984	8.97%	−1.00pp	34th
1985	8.26%	−0.71pp	35th
1986	8.12%	−0.14pp	34th
1987	8.11%	−0.01pp	34th
1988	7.21%	−0.90pp	35th
1989	6.13%	−1.08pp	27th