Unemployment rate: 4.5%

  • expected 4.4%, prior was 4.4%

Employment change q/q: 0.5%

  • expected 0.4%, prior was 0.6%
  • for the y/y, comes in at 3.7% (expected was 3.6%, prior 3.1%)

More:

  • Participation rate: 70.9% (expected 70.8%, prior was 70.8%)
  • Average hourly earnings: 0.2% q/q (expected 1.0%, prior was 1.1%)
  • Private wages including overtime: expected 0.6%, prior was 0.3%
  • Private wages excluding overtime: 0.6% q/q (expected 0.%, prior was 0.3%)

And, for the Labour Cost Index:

  • For the q/q, comes in at +0.6% (expected was 0.6%, previous was 0.3%)
  • y/y is +2.1% (estimates centred on 2.1%, previous 1.9%)

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