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Australia Unemployment Rate

Australia Unemployment Rate 16 April 2015

Australia Unemployment Rate 16 April 2015: 6.1% for March 2015, below the 6.3% forecast and against 6.2%(R) in February 2015 (first reported as 6.3%). It was released on Thu 16 Apr 2015 at 02:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 15 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
6.1%
March 2015
Forecast
6.3%
The market consensus
Previous
6.2%(R)
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A lower-than-expected rate can support the Australian dollar, especially if employment gains and participation confirm a genuinely tight market.

Australia Unemployment Rate 16 April 2015: 6.1% for March 2015 against a 6.3% forecast, with the last 4 releases
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The last 4 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Apr 2015Mar6.1%6.3%6.2%(R)
12 Mar 2015Feb6.3%6.3%6.4%
12 Feb 2015Jan6.4%6.2%6.1%
15 Jan 2015Dec6.1%6.3%6.2%(R)
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