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Participation Rate

The participation rate, released by Australian Statistician, is the percentage of the total number of people of labour-force age (15 years and over) that is in the labour force (either working or looking for a job).

Most recent - Thursday 20 February 2025 00:30

Previous
67.2%
Revised
67.2%
Forecast
67.1%
Actual
67.3%

Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for AUD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/AUD pairs.

Next event - Thursday 20 March 2025 00:30

Previous
-
Forecast
-
Actual
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The typical/expected impact on AUD pairs is medium.

There is no forecast value for Participation Rate yet - check back for updates.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Participation Rate was 67.3% against a forecast of 67.1%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Thursday 20 February 2025 00:30
67.1%
67.3%
Thursday 16 January 2025 00:30
67%
67.1%
Thursday 12 December 2024 00:30
67.1%
67%
Thursday 14 November 2024 00:30
67.2%
67.1%
Thursday 17 October 2024 00:30
67.1%
67.2%
Thursday 19 September 2024 01:30
67.1%
67.1%
Thursday 15 August 2024 01:30
66.9%
67.1%
Thursday 18 July 2024 01:30
66.8%
66.9%
Thursday 13 June 2024 01:30
66.7%
66.8%
Thursday 16 May 2024 01:30
66.6%
66.7%
Thursday 18 April 2024 01:30
-
66.6%
Thursday 21 March 2024 00:30
66.8%
66.7%
Thursday 15 February 2024 00:30
66.9%
66.8%
Thursday 18 January 2024 00:30
67.1%
66.8%
Thursday 14 December 2023 00:30
66.9%
67.2%
Thursday 16 November 2023 00:30
66.7%
67%
Thursday 19 October 2023 00:30
67%
66.7%
Thursday 14 September 2023 01:30
66.7%
67%
Thursday 17 August 2023 01:30
66.8%
66.7%
Thursday 20 July 2023 01:30
66.9%
66.8%
Thursday 15 June 2023 01:30
66.7%
66.9%
Thursday 18 May 2023 01:30
66.7%
66.7%
Thursday 13 April 2023 01:30
66.6%
66.7%
Thursday 16 March 2023 00:30
66.6%
66.6%
Thursday 16 February 2023 00:30
66.6%
66.5%
Thursday 19 January 2023 00:30
66.8%
66.6%
Thursday 15 December 2022 00:30
66.6%
66.8%
Thursday 17 November 2022 00:30
66.6%
66.5%
Thursday 20 October 2022 00:30
66.6%
66.6%
Thursday 15 September 2022 01:30
66.6%
66.6%
Thursday 18 August 2022 01:30
66.8%
66.4%
Thursday 14 July 2022 01:30
66.7%
66.8%
Thursday 16 June 2022 01:30
66.4%
66.7%
Thursday 19 May 2022 01:30
66.4%
66.3%
Thursday 14 April 2022 01:30
66.5%
66.4%
Thursday 17 March 2022 00:30
66.3%
66.4%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been moderately bearish for AUD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Participation Rate result:

PreviousLatest
Private Capital ExpenditureBearish change1.6%-0.2%
Judo Bank Composite PMIBullish change51.151.2
Judo Bank Manufacturing PMIBullish change50.250.6
Judo Bank Services PMIBullish change51.251.4
Employment Change s.a.Bearish change60K44K
Full-Time EmploymentBullish change-23.7K54.1K
Part-Time EmploymentBearish change83.7K-10.1K
Unemployment Rate s.a.Bearish change4%4.1%
Wage Price Index (QoQ)Bearish change0.9%0.7%
RBA Interest Rate DecisionBearish change4.35%4.1%

About Participation Rate

Country:Australia
Currency:AUD
Source:Australian Bureau of Statistics
Category:Labor Market
Frequency:Monthly
 
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