Australia Employment Change 18 April 2024
Australia Employment Change 18 April 2024: -6.6K for March 2024, below the 7.2K forecast and against 117.6K in February 2024 (first reported as 116.5K). It is the lowest reading since December 2023. 6 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Thu 18 Apr 2024 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 April 2024: -6.6K vs 7.2K forecast (Australian Bureau of Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/au-employment/2024-04-18