Coming just a day after learning wages grew at the slowest pace on record in the year to March, Australia’s labour market will remain in focus today with the April’s jobs report scheduled for release later on this morning. After a massive increase in March, including 74,500 full-time workers, employment growth is expected to slow sharply in April. However, given persistent volatility in the ABS’ seasonally adjusted data, literally any outcome could arrive today. Here’s the state of play: In March, employment soared by 60,900 in seasonally adjusted terms, the sixth consecutive increase in a row and the largest gain ... (full story)