Australian employers
unexpectedly cut jobs in September, signaling record-low interest rates
are yet to put the economy on a sustainable footing and offset a slump
in mining investment.
Employment fell 5,100 from August compared with a median forecast of a 9,600 increase.
The jobless rate held at 6.2 percent, matching the median forecast.
Full-time jobs fell 13,900; part-time employment rose by 8,900
The participation
rate, a measure of the labor force as a proportion of the population,
fell to 64.9 percent from 65 percent in August and compared with a
median forecast of 65 percent
The central bank cut
its benchmark rate to a record-low 2 percent in May but investment by
non-mining firms has so far failed to pick up leaving housing
construction as one of the few bright spots in the economy.
“The labor market’s
resilience masks weak fundamental trends, which are likely to weigh on
domestic demand in future,” Konstantinos Venetis, an economist at
Lombard Street Research, said in a research note ahead of the release.
“The RBA’s task is only going to get harder from here. Domestic and
external macro headwinds are set to intensify, skewing the risks for
real GDP growth to the downside.”
The Australian dollar
fell and traded at 73.11 U.S. cents at 11:34 a.m. in Sydney, from 73.40
cents before the data was released.
Source: Bloomberg
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