Overview - Employment Reports track trends in the labor market. Employment is crucial to an economy, reflecting both the extent to which human resources are used, as well are the ability of a country's consumers to spend. High employment figures bode well for an economy as more people have incoming wages and usually higher disposable income. But higher spending may also spark inflationary pressures.
Country |
Rarely affects markets
Moderate market impact
Tends to move markets on release
| United States - USD |
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| Japan - JPY |
| United Kingdom - GBP |
| Canada - CAD |
| Switzerland - CHF |
| Australia - AUD |
| New Zealand - NZD |