ABS: Australia's unemployment rate decreased to 4.9 per cent in March 2011
Date published :
7
April
2011
The seasonally adjusted Australian
unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percentage points to 4.9 per cent
in March, as announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
today. The ABS reported the number of people employed increased
37,800 people to 11.457 million in March. The increase in
employment was driven by an increase in full-time employment, up
32,100 people to 8.106 million, and an increase in part-time
employment, up 5,700 people to 3.351 million.
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