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Employment Level (AUD)

The total number of employed persons in the economy. Rising employment is a direct indicator of economic expansion. Traders watch for increases, as they validate strong GDP and inflation outlooks, typically resulting in support for the currency.

Category: Labor Market

API Endpoint

/api/aud/employment
Or view detailed, interactive documentation: Open Swagger Docs

Data Source

Primary Source

RBA

Official Series ID

h5-data.csv (Employment)

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

Thousands of Persons (SA)

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format. 

[
  {
    "date": "YYYY-MM-DD", 
    "val": 0.00
  },
  {
    "date": "2024-07-01", 
    "val": 4.2 
  },
  // ... history 
]

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start YES YYYY-MM-DD The start date for the data retrieval.
end NO YYYY-MM-DD The end date for the data retrieval. Defaults to today's date.
key YES string Your unique API key for authentication.

Example Usage

To retrieve the Employment Level data for AUD starting from the beginning of 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/aud/employment?start=2023-01-01&key=YOUR_API_KEY