- Fell 2.8% m/m from a revised 2.4% in August.
- Internet job ads fell 2.7% m/m.
- Newspaper ads fell 3.6% m/m.
A sixth straight month of declines showing continued weakness in labor demand.
And with that bit of Good news AUD/USD trading at session highs of 1.0172/75.
Most economists expect the jobless rate to drift higher in coming months, providing one reason for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to cut rates again.-rtrs