Australia January 2025 unemployment rate 4.1% (vs. 4.1% expected)

The latest Labour Force report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Employment +44K, another blockbuster!

• expected +20k, prior +56.3k

Unemployment Rate 4.1%, its risen but the jump in the participation rate accounts for this

• expected 4.1%, prior 4.0%

Participation Rate 67.3%, its highest ever, female workforce participation rising

• expected 67.1%, prior 67.1%

Full Time Employment +54.1k (part time -10.1k (prior +80k )

• prior -23.7k

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This is another strong Aussie jobs report. A big jump in jbs added again, and this time all full time.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.