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Get the current Australian unemployment rate

ABS Labour Force Survey, seasonally adjusted. One call returns the headline rate, participation rate, and employed total.

Steps

  1. 1Call the endpoint with limit=1.
  2. 2Read unemployment_rate and participation_rate.

Code

cURL
curl https://api.ausdata.io/v1/data/abs/labour-force?limit=1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Python
import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ausdata.io/v1/data/abs/labour-force?limit=1",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY"},
)
print(r.json())
JavaScript
const r = await fetch("https://api.ausdata.io/v1/data/abs/labour-force?limit=1", {
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_KEY" },
});
console.log(await r.json());

Watch out for

  • Sample size means a 0.1 pp move is within noise. Use trend series for direction.

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