Australia December Labour Force: Soft Finish to the Year

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<p>Employment: –65.1k (from +72.6k). Unemployment Rate: 3.9% (unchanged). Participation Rate: 66.8% (from 67.3%). December’s labour force figures featured another surprise with regards to employment growth, this time to the downside, collapsing –65.1k (–0.5%) in the month. That compares to Westpac’s forecast of +35k and a softer market consensus of +15k. The number of people employed […]</p>
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