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The case for another interest rate hike became stronger today with jobs data showing there is plenty of resilience in the economy. While stable employment is good news. The ongoing strength of the labour market is denting any prospect of rates going down soon.

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00:02IT contractor Ron Scrozny worries the AI revolution will keep him out of the jobs market.
00:09So I have applied for probably about 50 jobs thereabouts in the last year so it's just a bit frustrating.
00:18But so far the jobs market has stayed strong. Unemployment has remained steady at 4.1%.
00:25In January there were 1,900 fewer people out of work.
00:30While the participation rate was unchanged and close to the record high in January last year.
00:36Our economy remains resilient and we continue to have strong jobs growth in this country.
00:43Employment website SeeksData shows job advertisements are on the rise for workers in manufacturing, transport and construction.
00:51The Reserve Bank has two big goals, full employment and inflation at 2.5%.
00:57While it looks good on the jobs front, next week's inflation number will be carefully watched.
01:02And if it remains well above target for much longer, the Reserve Bank will be looking to cool the economy.
01:10For some months now we've had a second rate hike in our profile in May and we have a 40
01:15% probability of a follow up one in August.
01:18And these numbers really add to that narrative.
01:20Another rate hike would be a blow to many Australians who'd like more work to help meet rising costs.
01:27And I do know of others similar to me who are trying to find jobs.
01:31They have been looking for quite a while as well so it is tight.
01:34A tight jobs market keeping the pressure on.
01:37Let's look at the boundary 나도 system.
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