ABS Labour Force Figures, released today, unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2% ↔

Australia: ABS Labour Force Figures, released today, unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2% ↔ The participation rate decreased 0.2 points to 66.8%↓ Monthly hours worked decreased to 1,977 million hours. ↓

‍ABS unemployment data

‍‍China: Bureau of Labor Statistics, released September 15, the unemployment rate increased 0.1 points to 5.3%↑

‍China unemployment data‍

‍USA: Bureau of Labor Statistics, released September 5, the unemployment increased 0.1 points to 4.3%. ↑

‍USA unemployment data‍

‍UK: Bureau of Labor Statistics, released September 16, the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.7%. ↔

‍UK unemployment data

‍‍New Zealand: Statistics New Zealand, released August 5, the unemployment rate increased 0.1 points in the second quarter to 5.2%. ↑

‍NZ unemployment data

‍‍Germany: Statistics Germany, released August 29,the unemployment rate remained steady at 6.3%.↔

‍Germany unemployment data

‍‍France: Insee France, released August 8, the unemployment remained steady in the second quarter at 7.5%. ↔

‍France unemployment data

Spain: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, released July 24, the unemployment rate decreased 1.07 points in the second quarter to 10.29% ↓

‍Spain unemployment data‍

‍Monthly Consumer Price Index Indicator: released August 27, The monthly CPI indicator excluding volatile items and holiday travel rose 3.25% in the 12 months to July following a 2.5% rise in the 12 months to June. ↑

‍CPI monthly indicator ‍

‍Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence: released September 16, 12, ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence drops 3.4pts to 85.9; driven by rising concerns about personal finances.↓

‍Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Report

‍‍ANZ-Indeed Australian Job Ads: released September 1, ANZ-Indeed Australian Job Ads rose 0.1% m/m in August, following an upwardly revised 0.6% m/m fall in July. In trend terms, the series declined 0.1% m/m following an upwardly revised 0.1% m/m lift in July. ↑

‍Job Advertisements Series

‍‍Job Vacancy Rates: ABS Labour Force Figures, released June 26, total job vacancies for the May quarter were 339,400 an increase of 2.9% from February 2025. ↑

‍ABS Jobs Vacancy Data‍

‍RBA Monetary Report: The RBA quarterly statement on Monetary Policy, released August 12.

‍RBA Quarterly Monetary Report