ABS Labour Force Figures, released today, unemployment rate remained steady at 3.5%.↔

Welcome to the  February edition of the MyHorizon News Bulletin. 
Our overview of the  labour market provides the latest unemployment data from across the globe. We  also include the Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence report, the ANZ Job  Advertisement Series, ABS Job Vacancy data and the DEEWR report.
 

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Australia: ABS Labour Force Figures, released today, unemployment rate remained steady at 3.5%. ↔ The participation rate decreased 0.2 points to 66.5%. ↓ Monthly hours worked increased to 1,884  million hours. ↑
ABS unemployment data
 
China: Bureau  of Labor Statistics, released January 17, the unemployment rate decreased 0.2 points to 5.5%. ↓
China unemployment data
 
USA: Bureau  of Labor Statistics, released February 3, the unemployment rate decreased 0.2 points to 3.4%. ↓
USA unemployment data
 
UK: Bureau of Labor  Statistics, released February 14, the unemployment rate remained steady at 3.7%. ↔
UK unemployment data
 
New Zealand: Statistics New Zealand, released January 31, the unemployment rate increased 0.1 points in the fourth quarter to 3.4%. ↑
NZ unemployment data
 
Germany: Statistics Germany, released January 31, the unemployment rate remained steady at 5.5%. ↔
Germany unemployment data
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France: Insee  France, released February 14, the unemployment rate decreased 0.1 points in the fourth quarter to 7.2%. ↓
France unemployment data
 
Spain: Instituto  Nacional de Estadistica, released January 26, unemployment rate increased to 0.2 points in the fourth quarter to 12.87%. ↑
Spain unemployment data    
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Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence bounces slightly, up 0.9pts to 86.8 over four-day holiday weekend for many.
Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Report
     
Job Advertisements Series, was last published on 4th October 2022 and is on hold until further notice. 
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Job Vacancy Rates: ABS Labour Force Figures, released January 11, total job vacancies for the November 2022 quarter were 444,200, a decrease of 4.9% from August   2022. ↓
ABS Job Vacancy data
     
DEEWR Report: Department of Employment Monthly Leading Indicator of Employment, released February 15. 
Department of Employment Monthly Leading Indicator of Employment

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