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Australia Unemployment Rate

Latest Release

Sep 15, 2022

Actual

3.5%

Forecast

3.4%

The Unemployment Rate measures the percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the AUD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the AUD.

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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistic...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Sep 14, 2022 (Aug)	21:30	3.5%	3.4%	3.4%
Aug 17, 2022 (Jul)	21:30	3.4%	3.5%	3.5%
Jul 13, 2022 (Jun)	21:30	3.5%	3.8%	3.9%
Jun 15, 2022 (May)	21:30	3.9%	3.8%	3.9%
May 18, 2022 (Apr)	21:30	3.9%	3.9%	3.9%
Apr 13, 2022 (Mar)	21:30	4.0%	3.9%	4.0%

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