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  • Australia Labor Force

    From abs.gov.au Story is in PDF Format

    TREND ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) Employment increased to 11,588,700. Unemployment increased to 660,000. Unemployment rate remained steady at 5.4%. Participation rate steady at 65.1% from a revised January 2013 estimate. Aggregate monthly hours worked increased to 1,627.3 million hours. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) Employment increased 71,500 (0.6%) to 11,628,300. Full-time employment increased 17,800 to 8,117,400 and part-time employment increased 53,700 to 3,510,800. Unemployment increased 400 (0.1%) to 660,000. The number of persons looking for full-time work increased 200 to 470,300 and the ... (full story)

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ShadowZ
Mar 13, 2013 9:51pm
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Quoting Black Caviar
Good On Ya Mate How'sa going mate?
Good day mate... Actually I'm not an Australian, but I lived there for around 3 and a half years and I found that it was a very nice place to live. And guess what now I'm trading its currency, that's why I love this pair especially the swap that can be carried on and on while waiting it to shoot up like today lol...

Quoting manilaguy
Lets hope so, she is powering up.
I do hope so... It faces a big resistance here around 1.0370 area, but IMHO it will break it sooner or later...

Quoting liberty458
Remember, mostly Part time and yes there is an Election coming, hmmmm
Also the unemployment rate did not go down so I'm a bit skeptical....
Yeah, Australia got a lot of works to do to further improve its economy, however I think its condition is still much better than Europe and UK, especially China is picking up its growth again recently...

Let's see this month it will be an interesting month for AUD, but my bias is north now...
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liberty458
Mar 13, 2013 9:38pm
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Remember, mostly Part time and yes there is an Election coming, hmmmm
Also the unemployment rate did not go down so I'm a bit skeptical....
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Squeeze
Mar 14, 2013 5:23am
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That's an incredibly low participation rate, has anyone dug a bit deeper on this wrt to demographics etc?
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badillac
Mar 13, 2013 7:32pm
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awesome
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badillac
Mar 13, 2013 7:37pm
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you and me both
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badillac
Mar 13, 2013 7:47pm
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Quoting skyboys007
1.04 traget.
agreed, right near 61% fib
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skymania
Mar 13, 2013 7:35pm
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im just happy i traded that
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Halba
Mar 13, 2013 7:48pm
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Quoting kirkdurant
y such a big surge in employment?
part time jobs
full time only 18k
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Black Caviar
Mar 13, 2013 8:19pm
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wow wow wow G'Day Mate, Aussie on The Move
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Black Caviar
Mar 13, 2013 9:08pm
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Quoting ShadowZ
This is Aussie!!! Go go 1.0420 first and 1.0500 next
Good On Ya Mate How'sa going mate?
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kirkdurant
Mar 13, 2013 7:35pm
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y such a big surge in employment?
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ShadowZ
Mar 13, 2013 8:51pm
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This is Aussie!!! Go go 1.0420 first and 1.0500 next
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ssshhhh
Mar 13, 2013 7:35pm
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Domestic market very warm, great exporter of commodities. One of the best currencies to trade.
Green pips
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manilaguy
Mar 13, 2013 9:41pm
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Quoting ShadowZ
This is Aussie!!! Go go 1.0420 first and 1.0500 next
Lets hope so, she is powering up.
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kishupatel
Mar 13, 2013 7:41pm
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what is the next imp resistance level for AUD/USD and support for Eur/Usd..
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skyboys007
Mar 13, 2013 7:46pm
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1.04 traget.
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srwaugh
Mar 13, 2013 8:12pm
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Next weeks RBA monetary policy statement and FOMC statement will provide impetus for $AUD to push towards $1.05 by end of March
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