Australia Employment Change 20 February 2020
Australia Employment Change 20 February 2020: 13.5K for January 2020, above the 10K forecast and against 28.7K in December 2019 (first reported as 28.9K). It is the lowest reading since October 2019. It is the third release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Thu 20 Feb 2020 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
Above the forecast: A strong employment gain can support the Australian dollar as markets see less reason for the RBA to cut rates, especially if full-time jobs also rise.
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