Australia Employment Change 21 March 2019
Australia Employment Change 21 March 2019: 4.6K for February 2019, below the 14K forecast and against 38.3K in January 2019 (first reported as 39.1K). It is the lowest reading since July 2018. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Thu 21 Mar 2019 at 00:30 UTC.
These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.
What a print like this usually does
Below the forecast: A weak or negative result can weigh on the currency by increasing concern about labour-market cooling and possible rate cuts.
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Australia Employment Change 21 March 2019: 4.6K vs 14K forecast (Australian Bureau of Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/au-employment/2019-03-21