Australia is set to report its February employment figures on Thursday, March 16 at 00:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are forecasts from economists and researchers at five major banks regarding the upcoming employment data.

Australia is expected to have added 48.5K jobs vs. -11.5K in January, while the unemployment rate is seen falling a tick to 3.6% even as the participation rate is set to rise a tick to 66.6%.