“The rise in total employment and participation is largely
attributable to a 2.5% rise in female employment in
the December quarter … As the
impact of higher food prices and interest rates start
to impact on the household budget, this increase in
female participation and employment could reflect
the need for a secondary income in some
households.”

Wow, that’s speculative. That sounds like the sort of thing I’d say without providing any evidence 😉 . Sure there was a 2% increase in LFP amongst females between September and December – but there was also a 1.4% decrease between June and September, wonder why they didn’t mention that 🙂

The report is just the special topic (they always have one).