 Australia employment declined -14.6k in December, much worse than expectation of 21.2k growth. Full-time jobs rose 17.6k while part-time jobs fell -32.2k. Unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.5. Participation rate dropped -0.2 to 66.6. Monthly hours worked dropped -0.5. Lauren Ford, head of labour statistics at the ABS, said: The falls in employment and hours ... The post Australia employment down -14.6k in Dec, unemployment rate unchanged at 3.5 appeared first on Action Forex... 