Australia’s February jobs report is about to be released. The median economist forecast looks for an increase in employment of 20,000. If correct, it would be the 17th consecutive month that employment has increased, extending the record broken in January. With labour force participation tipped to hold at 65.6%, the unemployment rate is expected to remain steady at 5.5%. Adding extra clout to the report, it will also contain quarterly underemployment data, measuring the number of Australians who have a job but who would like to work more hours. Combined with unemployment, this will produce Australia’s ... (full story)