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

Welcome to the July  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.
 
Australia: ABS Labour Force  Figures, released today, unemployment rate remained steady at 3.5%. ↔  The participation  rate increased 0.1 points to 66.8%. ↑ Monthly hours worked increased to 1,947  million hours. ↑ 
ABS unemployment data
 
China: Bureau of  Labor Statistics, released July 17, the unemployment rate remained steady at  5.2%. ↔ 
China unemployment data
 
USA: Bureau of  Labor Statistics, released July 7, the unemployment rate decreased 0.1 points  to 3.6%. ↓
USA unemployment data
 
UK: Bureau of Labor  Statistics, released July 11, the unemployment rate increased 0.2 points  to  4.0%. ↑ 
UK unemployment data
 
New  Zealand: Statistics New Zealand, released May 2, the unemployment  rate remained steady  in the first quarter at 3.4%. ↔ 
NZ unemployment data
 
Germany: Statistics Germany,  released June 30, the unemployment rate increased 0.1 points to 5.7%. ↑
Germany unemployment data
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France: Insee France,  released May 17, the unemployment rate decreased 0.1 points in the first  quarter to 7.1%. ↓
France unemployment data
 
Spain: Instituto  Nacional de Estadistica, released April 27, unemployment rate increased to  0.39 points in the first quarter to 13.26%. ↑ 
Spain unemployment data

Roy Morgan Consumer  Confidence: released July 18, ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence down 0.7pts to 72.6 – third straight week of declines. 
Roy Morgan Consumer  Confidence Report
 
Job  Advertisements Series released July 3, ANZ-Indeed Australian  Job Ads fell by 2.5% m/m in June following a downward revision in May to 0.0%  m/m from +0.1% m/m. In trend terms, the series declined 1.1% m/m in June.  ANZ-Indeed Australian Job Ads have fallen 10.8% from the September peak but  remain elevated compared to historical levels.
Job Advertisements  Series
 
Job  Vacancy Rates: ABS Labour Force Figures, released June 29, total job vacancies for the May 2023 quarter were 431,600, a decrease of 2.0% from  February 2023.↓ 
ABS Jobs Vacancy Data 
 
DEEWR  Report: Department of Employment Monthly Leading Indicator of Employment, released July 19.
Department of  Employment Monthly Leading Indicator of Employment