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Australia: Unemployment rate steady at 4.2%

The unemployment rate was steady at 4.2 per cent in August, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Kate Lamb, ABS head of labour statistics said: “The number of unemployed people fell by around 10,000, while the number of employed people grew by around 47,000, in August. This resulted in the unemployment rate remaining steady at 4.2 per cent and the participation rate remaining at its record high of 67.1 per cent.

“The employment growth increased the employment-to-population ratio by 0.1 percentage point to 64.3 per cent, which is just below the November 2023 historical high of 64.4 per cent.

“This rise in the employment-to-population ratio was underpinned by an increase in the employment-to-population ratio for men, which rose by 0.2 per cent to 68.1 per cent, while the measure stayed at the near historical high of 60.6 per cent for women.

“The high employment-to-population ratio and participation rate shows that there are still large numbers of people entering the labour force and finding work, as employers continue to look to fill a more than usual number of job vacancies.

“While the number of unemployed people fell slightly to 627,000 in August, it has risen by around 45,000 people since the end of 2023,” Ms Lamb said.

The underemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 6.5 per cent. However, it was still 0.1 percentage points lower than August 2023, and 2.2 percentage points lower than March 2020.

The underutilisation rate, which combines the unemployment and underemployment rates, was steady at 10.6 per cent. This remains well below the 13.9 per cent recorded in March 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic

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