Australian employment market data for September 2026.

Employment Change -39.3K

• expected 20.0K, prior 39.5K

Unemployment Rate 4.7% … an unfortunate result which does take some reason away for further RBA rate hikes, at the margin … AUD marked a little lower

• expected 4.6%, prior 4.6%

Full-Time Employment +34.4K

• prior -6.3K

Part-Time Employment -73.7K

• prior 45.8K

Participation Rate 66.8%

• expected 67.0%, prior 67.1%

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Background:

• unemployment seen at 4.6%
• Australia jobs preview: NAB sees 20,000 gain, unemployment steady at 4.6%

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.