NEWS: What today’s white-hot Australian job numbers mean for RBA policy March 18, 2021 at 01:32AM

The February jobs report in Australia obliterated expectations:
While great news the unemployment rate is still well above the pre-pandemic level and employment to population is below. Further, I noted yesterday that fiscal support for the labour market is approaching a cliff edge:

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The February jobs report in Australia obliterated expectations: While great news the unemployment rate is still well above the pre-pandemic level and employment to population is below. Further, I noted yesterday that fiscal support for the labour market is approaching a cliff edge:

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The February jobs report in Australia obliterated expectations:
While great news the unemployment rate is still well above the pre-pandemic level and employment to population is below. Further, I noted yesterday that fiscal support for the labour market is approaching a cliff edge: