# GlobalAPI — Australia Unemployment Rate

> GlobalAPI — Australia Unemployment Rate is a paid API for AI agents from globalapi.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status down (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns the current Australian unemployment rate and related economic indicators via a pay-per-call model using x402 micropayments.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://globalapi.dev/au/unemployment
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/globalapi-australia-unemployment-rate-0b82a93f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_5FxpLkolMkNboxPnw7DVp

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability globalapi-australia-unemployment-rate-0b82a93f
```

Example prompt: What is the current unemployment rate in Australia? I need the latest official figure for a macroeconomic report.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need real-time or recent Australian unemployment data without a subscription or API key, and can pay $0.005 USDC per call via the x402 micropayment protocol. Ideal for agents that need on-demand economic data for Australia without committing to a subscription service.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not received or insufficient USDC — returns HTTP 402 with payment required details
- Data temporarily unavailable from underlying source — returns error with retry guidance
- Invalid or malformed request parameters — returns 400 with validation message
- Rate limiting or network timeout — returns 503 or connection error

## How this service works

GlobalAPI x402 provides machine-ready access to live economic indicators, company registries, and sanctions screening. $0.002–$0.10 USDC per call. No subscriptions. No API keys.

## Output

Returns the current Australian unemployment rate as a structured data payload, likely including the rate percentage, reporting period, and timestamp, sourced from official economic registries. Cost is $0.005 USDC per call with no API key required.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/globalapi-australia-unemployment-rate-0b82a93f/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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