Australia jobless rate hits fresh 48-year low, even as employment falls

Sydney Morning Herald

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Record low unemployment isn’t delivering on promised wage growth: Burke

The employment minister says wage growth is lost to “leaks” across the industrial relations system.

IBTimes

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Australia Jobless Rate Hits Fresh 48-yr Low, Even As Employment Falls

Australia's jobless rate dropped to a fresh 48-year low in July even as employment broke a super-strong run with the first fall this year, a mixed report that might hint at some cooling in the red-hot labour market.

The West Australian

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Individual: Kerry Stokes

WA jobless rate drops as unemployment hits another fresh low

Unemployment has edged lower again as the number of people looking for work outweighs the number of vacancies.

9News

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Australia's unemployment rate plummets to lowest level in 48 years

The New Daily

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Jobless rate hits 3.4 per cent: ABS

The competitive labour market has pushed Australia's unemployment rate down to 3.4 per cent, its lowest in 48 years.