ABS Labour Force Figures, unemployment rate decreased 0.6 points to 4.6%.

Welcome to the December edition of the MyHorizon News Bulletin. Our overview of the labour market provides the latest unemployment data from across the globe. We also include the Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence report, the ANZ Job Advertisement Series, ABS Job Vacancy data and the DEEWR report.

‍Australia: ABS Labour Force Figures, released today, unemployment rate decreased 0.6 points to 4.6%. The participation rate increased to 66.1%. Monthly hours worked increased by 77 million hours to 1,801 million hours. ↓

‍ABS unemployment data‍

‍USA: Bureau of Labor Statistics, released December 3, the unemployment rate decreased 0.4 points to 4.2% ↓

‍USA unemployment data‍

‍UK: Bureau of Labor Statistics, released December 14, the unemployment rate decreased 0.1 point to 4.2% ↓

‍UK unemployment data‍

‍New Zealand: Statistics New Zealand, released November 2, unemployment rate decreased 0.6 points in the third quarter to 3.4% ↓

‍NZ unemployment data‍

‍Germany: Destatis Germany, released November 30, unemployment rate decreased 0.1 points to 5.3% ↓

‍Germany unemployment data

‍France: Insee France, released November 11, unemployment rate increased 0.1 point in the third quarter to 8.1% ↑
France unemployment data

Spain: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, released October 28, unemployment rate decreased 0.69 points in the third quarter to 14.57% ↓
Spain unemployment data

‍Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence ANZ, Indonesia and China: The latest Roy Morgan consumer confidence in four Asian countries.

‍Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Report‍

‍Job Advertisements Series, released December 6, Job Ads rose 7.4% m/m in November, as restrictions eased further after the lockdowns were lifted in October. National employment fell in October against expectations of a rise, but this ANZ Job Ads result signals a strong rebound is imminent.

‍Job Advertisements Series‍

‍Job Vacancy Rates: ABS Labour Force Figures, released September 30, total job vacancies for the August 2021 quarter were 333,700, a decrease of 9.8% from May 2021 ↓

‍ABS Job Vacancy data‍

‍DEEWR Report: Department of Employment Monthly Leading Indicator of Employment, released December 15.

‍Department of Employment Monthly Leading Indicator of Employment