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Australia Employment Change

Latest Release

Mar 20, 2025

Actual

-52.8K

Forecast

30.8K

30.5K

Employment Change reports the change in the number of people employed across Australia. Jobs and the income they generate is an important factor in consumer spending.

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the AUD, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the AUD.

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Currency: AUD

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistic...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Mar 20, 2025 (Feb)	00:30	-52.8K	30.8K	30.5K
Feb 20, 2025 (Jan)	00:30	44.0K	19.4K	60.0K
Jan 16, 2025 (Dec)	00:30	56.3K	14.5K	28.2K
Dec 12, 2024 (Nov)	00:30	35.6K	26.0K	12.2K
Nov 14, 2024 (Oct)	00:30	15.9K	25.2K	61.3K
Oct 17, 2024 (Sep)	00:30	64.1K	25.2K	42.6K

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