Australia jobs for January + 29.1K (vs. expected +30K) & Unemployment rate: 6.4% (expected 6.5%)

Australian employment report for January  Employment Change: +29.1K Unemployment Rate: 6.4% Full-Time Employment Change: +59.0K Part-Time Employment Change: -29.8K Participation Rate: 66.1% Pretty much expected job gains and the jobless rate is lower … yes…

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Australia employment change 50K vs. 50K estimate

Australia employment statistics for December 2020 – Employment change 50 K vs. 50 K estimate – Unemployment rate 6.6% vs. 6.7% estimate. Down from 6.8% last month

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Australia jobs report (Nov.): Employment +90K (expected +40K) & Unemployment rate 6.8% (expected 7.0%)

The Australian labour market report for November 2020 … another great report after the upside blowout in jobs the previous month also  Employment Change: -90K to smash expectations a second…

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Aussie Unemployment rate increased to 7.0% vs 6.9% prior, AUD firms

The Australian seasonally adjusted estimates for October 2020 came out and the Unemployment Rate increased to 7.0% vs 7.1% expected and 6.9% prior. Th

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ForexLive Americas FX news wrap: Jobs Friday takes traders on a wild ride

Forex news for New York trade on September 4, 2020: Markets: It was a wild ride in the aftermath of the non-farm payrolls report. The data itself was generally positive….

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Australian July Unemployment Rate: 7.5% (vs. expected 7.8%)

Australian employment report for July Employment Change: 114.7K  Unemployment Rate: 7.5%  Full Time Employment Change: 43.5K  Part Time Employment Change: 71.2K 

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Australian PM Morrison says cost of new coronavirus outbreak to the economy will be circa $7-$9b in Q3

Estimates of the cost of the Victorian stage 4 restrictions cited by the PM are those via Treasury – unemployment likely to hit 10% – effective unemployment rate expected to…

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NZ Treasury is projecting the unemployment rate will rise to 9% (previous forecast was 10%)

Some ‘less awful’ news from New Zealand  Peak jobless rate at 9% instead of 10% says Treasury.

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