Due at 2145 gmt GMT Earlier preview is here ICYMI:

Q4 2017 (October - December) employment report

  • Unemployment rate: expected is 4.7%, prior was 4.6%
  • Employment change q/q: expected 0.4%, prior was 2.2%
  • Employment change y/y: expected 3.6%, prior was 4.2%
  • Participation rate: expected 71.0%, prior was 71.1%
  • Average hourly earnings: expected 0.5%, prior was 1.2%
  • Private wages including overtime: expected 0.5%, prior was 0.7%
  • Private wages excluding overtime: expected 0.5%, prior was 0.7%

Preview via Westpac:

  • We expect a further tightening of the labour market over the December quarter, with the unemployment rate falling to a new nine-year low of 4.5%.
  • Both employment and labour force participation have been very volatile recently. We expect some payback from their sharp gains in the September quarter, without affecting the broader picture of a stronger jobs market.
  • To date, strong demand for workers has not led to an acceleration in wage growth, suggesting that there is still some slack remaining in the labour market. We expect that wage growth remained subdued in the December quarter.

Preview via ANZ:

  • We expect some of Q3's phenomenal strength in both labour demand and supply growth to reverse in Q4.
  • The underlying message is still likely to be one of a strong labour market overall, albeit with moderating underlying growth.
  • Wage growth is up off lows, but is still expected to be modest. We do not expect the figures to materially alter the RBNZ's thinking on the outlook for the OCR, which is still firmly on hold.

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