‘With employment increasing by 89,000 people and the number of unemployed increasing by 6,000 people, the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1 per cent for April,’ Sean Crick, ABS head of labour statistics For more, see nuvi.me/yy09kc

‘The total wages and salaries paid by employers reached a series high of $104.8 billion in March 2025. Wages and salaries typically peak in March before falling in April,' Sean Crick, ABS head of labour statistics For more, see nuvi.me/xiat7c

‘This data will help to create a national baseline for levels of PFAS in the Australian population,' James Eynstone-Hinkins, ABS head of health statistics For more, see nuvi.me/1svagn

‘Annual CPI inflation has been steady at 2.4% for the past three months,’ Michelle Marquardt, ABS head of prices statistics For more, see nuvi.me/454vtr

‘Sorghum led the rise in the amount of summer crops sold in 2023-24, up by 5%, or 114,825 tonnes, to 2.4m tonnes. This made up 70% of total summer crop sales,’ Rob Walter, ABS head of agricultural statistics For more, see nuvi.me/s8rbdx

‘Business investment fell 0.9 per cent in the non-mining industries, while the mining industry rose 1.9 per cent,' Robert Ewing, ABS head of business statistics For more, see nuvi.me/lyywff

‘A drop in apartment approvals drove a 19.0 per cent fall in private dwellings excluding houses,' Daniel Rossi, ABS head of construction statistics Visit nuvi.me/ha0qk6

'Tough operating conditions saw operating profits fall in seven out of nineteen industries,' Robert Ewing, ABS head of business statistics Visit nuvi.me/geh4ge

'Retail spending eased in April, particularly on clothing purchases,' Robert Ewing, ABS head of business statistics Visit nuvi.me/leq84z

'The rise in the current account balance was led by a $1.9 billion reduction in the net income deficit,' Tom Lay, ABS head of international statistics Visit nuvi.me/ar8rka

'Public spending recorded the largest detraction from growth since the September quarter 2017,' Katherine Keenan, ABS head of national accounts For more, see nuvi.me/mj0ev4

'Household spending remained steady in April, with a rise in spending on services being partly offset by a fall in goods spending,' Robert Ewing, ABS head of business statistics For more, see nuvi.me/054n5c

‘This is the first drop in filled jobs since the September quarter 2021, when lockdowns were introduced to combat the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant,' Sean Crick, ABS head of labour statistics For more, see nuvi.me/j9nz38

‘The national mean price of residential dwellings passed $1 million for the first time in the March quarter 2025, rising 0.7% to $1,002,500,' Dr Mish Tan, ABS head of finance statistics For more, see nuvi.me/i95n1j

‘The 10-day super-break across the Easter and ANZAC Day weekends boosted spending within the Accommodation and food services industry in April, after poor weather affected turnover in March,' Robert Ewing, ABS head of business statistics For more, see nuvi.me/uinaz8

For 9 facts about the economy from the March quarter, see nuvi.me/g59dnz

For 7 facts about Australia’s Horticulture and Livestock, see nuvi.me/5t0gn6

‘Despite employment falling by 2,000 people this month, it’s up 2.3% compared to May 2024, which is stronger than the pre-pandemic, 10-year average annual growth of 1.7%,’ Sean Crick, ABS head of labour statistics For more, see nuvi.me/kjgno9

'Our population at 31 December 2024 was 27.4 million people, that's 445,900 more than the same time in 2023,' Beidar Cho, ABS head of demography For more, see nuvi.me/y8lfks

'The 2.1% annual CPI inflation in May was down from 2.4% in April and the lowest since October 2024,' Michelle Marquardt, ABS head of prices statistics For more, see nuvi.me/0cwelo