AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYMENT DATA Released

The Aussie Employment data was released at 11:30am and came out at down 594.3k. The unemployment rate jumps to 6.2% from 5.2%. Markets was mixed after the release and barely moved as more jobs were lost but the unemployment rate did not go up as high expected.

Jobs Data

PREVIOUS +5.9k

EXPECTATIONS -575k

ACTUAL – 594.3k

Unemployment Rate

PREVIOUS 5.2%

EXPECTATIONS 8.3%

ACTUAL 6.2%

Chart Prior to release