ABS Labour Force Figures, released today, unemployment rate increased 0.2 points to 4.6%.
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Australia: ABS Labour Force Figures, released today, unemployment rate increased 0.2 points to 4.6%. ↑ The participation rate increased to 67.1%.↑ Monthly hours worked increased to 2,009 million hours.↑ ABS unemployment data
China: Bureau of Labor Statistics, released September 15, the unemployment rate increased 0.1 points in August to 5.3%. ↑China unemployment data
USA: Bureau of Labor Statistics, released September 4, the unemployment rate remained steady in August at 4.1%. ↔USA unemployment data
UK: Bureau of Labor Statistics, released September 15, the unemployment rate remained steady in July at 4.9%. ↔UK unemployment data
New Zealand: Statistics New Zealand, released August 4, the unemployment rate increased 0.3 points in the June quarter to 5.6%. ↑ NZ unemployment data
Germany: Statistics Germany, released August 28, the unemployment rate remained steady in August at 6.4%. ↔Germany unemployment data
France: Insee France, released August 7, the unemployment increased 0.2 points in the June quarter to 8.3%. ↑France unemployment data
Spain: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, released July 28, the unemployment rate decreased 0.96 points in the June quarter to 9.87%. ↓Spain unemployment data
Monthly Consumer Price Index Indicator: released August 26, trimmed mean inflation was 3.6%, unchanged from 3.6% in the 12 months to June 2026. ↔CPI monthly indicator
Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence: released September 22, ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence decreased 1.9pts to 72 in mid-September. Consumer Confidence is a large 12.6pts lower than a year ago, September 15-21, 2025 (84.6), and just 0.4pts below the 2026 weekly average of 72.4.ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence
ANZ-Indeed Australian Job Ads: released September 7, ANZ-Indeed Australian Job Ads rose 2.5% m/m in August after an upwardly revised 1.9% m/m increase in July. In trend terms, the series lifted 1.9% m/m and is up 7.7% in annual terms. Job Advertisements Series
Job Vacancy Rates: ABS Labour Force Figures, released June 25, total job vacancies for the May quarter were 329,500 a decrease of 2.1% from February 2026. ↓ABS Jobs Vacancy Data
RBA Monetary Report: The RBA quarterly statement on Monetary Policy, released August 2026.RBA Quarterly Monetary Report
