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MNI BRIEF: Aussie Employment Falls, Unemployment At 3.8%

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Australian unemployment rose to 3.8% in March, lower than the market’s 3.9% prediction, but up from the prior month’s 3.7%, while employment fell by 6,6000, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed Thursday.

The market had expected the economy to add 10,000 jobs over March. The Reserve Bank of Australia has forecasted within its February Statement on Monetary Policy that unemployment will reach 4.2% by Q2.

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Australian unemployment rose to 3.8% in March, lower than the market’s 3.9% prediction, but up from the prior month’s 3.7%, while employment fell by 6,6000, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed Thursday.

The market had expected the economy to add 10,000 jobs over March. The Reserve Bank of Australia has forecasted within its February Statement on Monetary Policy that unemployment will reach 4.2% by Q2.

Keep reading...Show less