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Date published :
11
August
2011
SENATOR THE HON CHRIS EVANS
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace
Relations
Leader of the Government in the Senate
MEDIA RELEASE
11 August 2011
Minister for Jobs, Senator Chris
Evans said today's ABS Labour Force figures confirms that
Australia's unemployment rate remains low, at a rate the envy of
the developed world. Figures released today by the ABS show that
the unemployment rate rose by just 0.1 percentage points to 5.1 per
cent in July, with the labour force participation rate unchanged at
65.6 per cent. With employment remaining steady, declining only
marginally by less than 100 in July, the slight increase in the
unemployment rate predominantly reflects the continued growth in
the labour force.
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