Westpac has released its unemployment expectations chart pack for February, which revealed that unemployment expectations have registered a small rise after recent solid gains:

Nevertheless, labour market conditions have continued to improve:

But there continues to be significant numberwang in the official ABS figures, with jobs growth appearing way too strong to be believed:
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As are hours worked:

As expected, NSW has the strongest labour market, whereas WA and SA are looking fragile:
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