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Job figures the fresh piece of Reserve Bank rate puzzle

17 July 2025 03:30 | News

The Reserve Bank will pay attention to new data on the business market of Australia as the next decision on interest rates approaches.

In June, labor figures will be released by the Australian Statistical Office on Thursday and will show that the unemployment rate remains 4.1 percent throughout the month.

The estimates come despite the tightening of the labor market.

For June, labor figures come after the Reserve Bank’s unexpected interest rates on waiting. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Photos)

NAB’s Australian Economy President Gareth Spence said that the Reserve Bank will continue to closely monitor the unemployed rate before the next meeting in August.

“I think RBA’s focus will be to ensure that the labor market remains healthy in the future,” he said.

“The timing of cuts is super important.

“About where they go more.”

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A leading economist says that it would be RBA’s focus to ensure that the labor market remains healthy. (James Ross/AAP Photos)

With a movement that shocked the analysts and disappointed the mortgage owners, RBA kept the cash rate constant at a rate of 3.85 percent at the last board meeting on July 8th.

Most economists cut 25 basis points behind slowing down inflation.

Commonwealth Bank will add 20,000 jobs to the economy in June.

The participation rate is expected to remain at the level of 67 percent.

The unemployment rate remained 4.1 percent for the last three -month reading.

According to the latest figures of the Bureau, the latest figures in May came despite 2000 people.

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Reserve Bank said that the labor force existence is a restriction for a number of employers. (James Ross/AAP Photos)

Mr. Spence said that the unemployed rate is still expected to increase to 4.4 percent at the end of 2025, but that economic indicators show that the labor market is still in a strong position.

Reserve Bank, the last monetary policy decision of the labor market conditions are strict, he said.

“Labor Low Use Criteria are relatively low rates and business surveys and contact show that the existence of labor is still a restriction for a series of employers,” he said.

“Alternatively, considering the signal from a series of leading indicators, the labor market results may be stronger than expected.”


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