Australia Employment Change

Australia Employment Change 25 June 2026

Australia Employment Change 25 June 2026: 40.3K for May 2026, above the 30K forecast and up from -18.6K in April 2026. It is the highest reading since February 2026. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Thu 25 Jun 2026 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
40.3K
May 2026
Forecast
30K
The market consensus
Previous
-18.6K
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 25 June 2026: 40.3K for May 2026 against a 30K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Australia Employment Change 25 June 2026: 40.3K vs 30K forecast (Australian Bureau of Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/au-employment/2026-06-25

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
25 Jun 2026May40.3K30K-18.6K
21 May 2026Apr-18.6K17.5K17.9K
16 Apr 2026Mar17.9K20K49.6K
19 Mar 2026Feb48.9K20.3K26.0K
19 Feb 2026Jan17.8K20K65.2K
13 Nov 2025Oct42.2K20K12.7K
16 Oct 2025Sep14.9K17K-11.8K
18 Sep 2025Aug-5.4K22K26.5K
14 Aug 2025Jul24.5K25K1K
17 Jul 2025Jun2.0K20K-1.1K
19 Jun 2025May-2.5K25K87.6K
15 May 2025Apr89.0K20K36.4K