Australia's Aug job figures beat expectations

FXStreet (Bali) - Australia's employment change for August came in at +17.4K vs +5K expected and +37.9K last, with the unemployment rate at 6.2% vs 6.2% expected and 6.3% prior. The full time employment change stood at 11.5K vs +12.2K last, and part time employment change saw a 5.9K rise vs +25.6K last. Lastly, the participation rate came at 65.0% vs 65.0% exp and 65.1% last.