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Unemployment Rate Rose to 4.5%

Posted on 21/11/202520/11/2025 by Laze Spasevski

Australia’s job market is showing clear signs of cooling as the unemployment rate rose to 4.5% in September. That is up from 4.3% in August and 4.0% a year earlier, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. While businesses are still hiring, job creation isn’t keeping pace with population growth. Over the past year, employment grew by 1.3%, but the number of unemployed people jumped...
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Labour Market Showing Signs of Strain

Posted on 16/09/202511/08/2025 by Laze Spasevski

Australia’s labour market is showing signs of strain as it delivered a mixed result in June, with unemployment rising but more people entering the workforce, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The unemployment rate increased to 4.3%, up from 4.1% in May and 4.0% in June 2024 – marking the highest level since November 2021. The underemployment rate also ticked up...
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Unemployment stayed at 3.5%

Posted on 26/05/202325/05/2023 by Laze Spasevski

Australia’s unemployment rate has stayed at 3.5% in March. It now had a ‘3’ in front of it for 13 consecutive months. Since February 2022, unemployment has ranged between 3.4% and 3.9%. In March 2023, it held steady at 3.5% for the second consecutive month, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In line with the increase in employment, female participation rates surged to a re...
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