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Unemployment rate rises to 7 per cent as more people look for work, but employment jumps by 179,000 – ABC News

Australia’s jobless rate increases slightly from 6.9 to 7 per cent in October as more people join the labour market but the number of jobs created jump as Victoria’s…

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Australia’s unemployment rate rose last month as more people looked for work, but there was a strong surge in the number of people hired as Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown eased.
Key points:

  • Unemployment climbed from 6.9 per cent to 7 per cent in October
  • Underemployment fell from 11.4 per cent to 10.4 per cent
  • Youth unemployment lifted by 1 per cent to 15.6 per cent

The Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 per cent from 6.9 per cent in September to 7 per cent in October…

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