Australia Employment Change 18 June 2020
Australia Employment Change 18 June 2020: -227.7K for May 2020, below the -125K forecast and against -607.4K in April 2020 (first reported as -594.3K). It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Thu 18 Jun 2020 at 01:30 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 18 June 2020: -227.7K vs -125K forecast (Australian Bureau of Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/au-employment/2020-06-18