ABS: Australia's unemployment rate steady at 4.9 per cent in May 2011
Date published :
9
June
2011
The seasonally adjusted Australian unemployment rate remained
steady at 4.9 per cent in May, as announced by the Australian
Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. The ABS reported the number of
people employed increased by 7,800 to 11,440,500 in May. The
increase in employment was driven by an increase in part-time
employment, up 29,800 people to 3,413,500 and was offset by a
decrease in full-time employment, down 22,000 people to
8,027,100.
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