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Australia Employment Change

Australia Employment Change 24 September 2026

Australia Employment Change 24 September 2026: 39.5K for August 2026, above the 20K forecast and against -15.9K in July 2026 (first reported as -15.8K). 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Thu 24 Sep 2026 at 01:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 30 Sep 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
39.5K
August 2026
Forecast
20K
The market consensus
Previous
-15.9K
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 24 September 2026: 39.5K for August 2026 against a 20K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
24 Sep 2026Aug39.5K20K-15.9K
20 Aug 2026Jul-15.8K15K80.3K
23 Jul 2026Jun76.3K15K43.9K
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
The release before:Australia Employment Change 20 August 2026The release after:Australia Employment Change 15 October 2026Australia Employment Change: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar