Western Australia's unemployment rate rose 0.4 per cent last month to 4.4 per cent, following the national trend.
The national unemployment rate was a seasonally adjusted 5.3 per cent in July, compared with an unrevised 5.1 per cent in June, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.
In WA, the unemployment rate was up from 4.0 per cent in June.
However it is significantly lower than the 5.6 per cent recorded 12 months ago.
Australia-wide total employment rose by 23,500 to 11.236 million in July, seasonally adjusted.
Full-time employment fell by 4,200 to 7.866 million in the month but part-time employment was up by 27,700 to 3.369 million.
The participation rate in July was 65.5 per cent, up from an upwardly revised 65.3 per cent in June.
South Australia (5.1 per cent) and Tasmania (6.5 per cent) were the only states to record a drop in their unemployment rate.
Unemployment rose in New South Wales, (5.6 per cent), Victoria (5.5 per cent), and Queensland (5.6 per cent).
WA's unemployment rate continues to be the lowest in Australia.
