Australian jobless rate up, economy adds 15,900 jobs

FXStreet (Bali) - The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released the employment numbers in the country, with total employment rising above expectations, although all gains came from part-time jobs.

Key facts

- Unemployment Rate s.a. (Jun) at 6% vs 5.9% exp and 5.8% last.

- Employment Change s.a. (Jun) at 15,500 vs 12,300 exp and -4,800 last.

- Fulltime employment (Jun) at -3,800 vs 22,200 last.

- Part-time employment (Jun) at 19,700 vs -27,000 last.

- Participation Rate June 64.7 % vs 64.6% and 64.6% last.