Australia Employment Change

Australia Employment Change 17 September 2020

Australia Employment Change 17 September 2020: 111K for August 2020, above the -50K forecast and against 119.2K in July 2020 (first reported as 114.7K). It is the lowest reading since May 2020. It is the third release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Thu 17 Sep 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.

Actual
111K
August 2020
Forecast
-50K
The market consensus
Previous
119.2K
As the source gives it

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.

Australia Employment Change 17 September 2020: 111K for August 2020 against a -50K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
17 Sep 2020Aug111K-50K119.2K
13 Aug 2020Jul114.7K40K228.3K
16 Jul 2020Jun210.8K112.5K-264.1K
18 Jun 2020May-227.7K-125K-607.4K
14 May 2020Apr-594.3K-575K0.7K
16 Apr 2020Mar5.9K-40K25.6K
19 Mar 2020Feb26.7K10K12.9K
20 Feb 2020Jan13.5K10K28.7K
23 Jan 2020Dec28.9K15K38.5K
19 Dec 2019Nov39.9K14K-24.8K
14 Nov 2019Oct-19K15K12.4K
17 Oct 2019Sep14.7K15K37.9K