Australia Employment Change preview: Consensus points to job growth after previous decline
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Australia is set to release its Employment Change data on 2026-09-24 at 01:30 UTC. The market consensus anticipates a gain of 22.5K jobs for the period. This follows the previous reading, which registered a contraction of -15.8K jobs. Given its direct relevance to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy considerations, this release is rated as having a High impact on the Australian Dollar.
Historically, this release has generated significant market movement. For AUDUSD, the median 1-hour move after past releases has been 15 pips, with top-quarter releases moving 24+ pips. AUDJPY has seen a median 1-hour move of 20 pips, with top-quarter releases moving 30+ pips. EURAUD has recorded a median 1-hour move of 27 pips, with top-quarter releases moving 53+ pips. GBPAUD has shown a median 1-hour move of 30 pips, with top-quarter releases moving 55+ pips. These statistics are measured over 119 to 121 releases since 2015. The direction reliability on AUDUSD has been 61%.
The most recent release in August showed an actual of -15.8K against a forecast of 31.6K, resulting in a -13 pips move for AUDUSD in the hour following the announcement. In July, the actual was 76.3K against a 15.7K forecast, leading to a +14 pips move for AUDUSD. Prior releases have shown varied outcomes and market reactions.