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Australia Employment Change

Latest Release

Feb 20, 2025

Actual

44.0K

Forecast

19.4K

60.0K

Employment Change measures the change in the number of people employed. Job creation is an important indicator of consumer spending.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the AUD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the AUD.

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Currency: AUD

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistic...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Feb 20, 2025 (Jan)	11:30	44.0K	19.4K	60.0K
Jan 16, 2025 (Dec)	11:30	56.3K	14.5K	28.2K
Dec 12, 2024 (Nov)	11:30	35.6K	26.0K	12.2K
Nov 14, 2024 (Oct)	11:30	15.9K	25.2K	61.3K
Oct 17, 2024 (Sep)	11:30	64.1K	25.2K	42.6K
Sep 19, 2024 (Aug)	12:30	47.5K	26.4K	48.9K

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