Media Release - 49,500 jobs created in September

Date published : 8  October  2010 

The Minister for Jobs, Senator Chris Evans, welcomed the creation of 49,500 jobs in September, the strongest monthly employment growth since January this year and more than double median market expectations. The strong result in today's labour force figures, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, also saw the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remain steady at 5.1 per cent.

>>> Click here to read the full media release on the Minister's Media Centre website


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