Australian employment data for November:
Employment Change: 42.7K
- expected 15.0K, prior 13.7K (revised from 24.1K)
Unemployment Rate: 6.3% (ADDED … looks like the rate went from 6.25 to 6.26 … and thus rounded up to 6.3)
- expected 6.3%, prior 6.2%
Full Time Employment Change, 1.8K
- prior was 27.0K (revised down from 33.4K(
Part Time Employment Change, 40.8K
- prior was -13.3K (revised down from -9.4K)
Participation Rate, 64.7
- expected is 64.6%, prior was 64.6%
…………. big jump in part-time and not much added in full time … AND prior total, full time, part-time, revised down …… let the whining begin!
But …
- Good increase in employment
- Good increase in participation
A mixed report
AUD … a dip then higher again …
