Jobs growth in February is expected to have bounced back after a weak result in January, but not enough to bring down the unemployment rate.
Official labour force figures to be released on Thursday are expected to show the number of people with jobs rose by 10,000 in February, after a surprise fall of 3700 in January.
The unemployment rate is forecast to stay steady at 6 per cent, after hitting the 10-and-a-half year high in January, an AAP survey of 13 economists shows.
Employment growth will still be quite weak, despite some recent positive economic data, said ANZ head of Australian economics Justin Fabo.
"On balance, we expect employment rose very modestly in February but are looking for an unchanged unemployment rate at 6 per cent," he said.