May jobless rate back to 4%; labour market easing slowly

13 June 2024

 

Summary:  Employment up 39,600 in May, greater than expected; ANZ: labour market continues easing slowly; ACGB yields fall; rate-cut expectations firm; Westpac: employment growth keeping pace with population growth; participation rate steady at 66.8%; jobless rate declines from 4.1% to 4.0%; fewer part-time jobs, more full-time jobs; aggregate work hours down 0.5%; underemployment rate steady at 6.7%. Australia’s period of falling unemployment came to an end in early 2019 when...

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