Job market shows (official and unofficial) signs of stirring

The ABS will release the August labour market data at 11.30 a.m. today, and it’s a set of numbers that will be received with greater interest than usual.
July’s seasonally adjusted job growth of 58,000 was substantially higher than expected and 53% higher than the 38,000 monthly average across the previous twelve months of 38,000.
The participation rate a…

