At 07:00 (AEST), the Australian dollar was buying 69.31 U.S. cents down from 69.62 U.S. cents on Wednesday.
Contracting consumer confidence was partly behind the move and predictions for further interest rate cuts also weighed.
"Tonight's Australia May employment report risk dragging AUD lower," Commonwealth Bank senior currency strategist Elias Haddad said.
"An unemployment rate above 5 percent will reinforce expectations of more rate cuts because it would indicate that labor market slack remains plentiful."
At 09:30 (AEST), the local unit was buying 69.31 U.S. cents.
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