ABS: unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage points to 5.0 per cent
Date published :
13
January
2011
The Australian unemployment rate
decreased 0.2 percentage points to 5.0 per cent in December, as
announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today. The ABS
reported the number of people employed increased by 2,300 people to
11.417 million, seasonally adjusted, in December. The rise in
employment was driven by an increase in full-time employment, up
1,700 people to 8.034 million and an increase in part-time
employment, up 600 people to 3.383 million.
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