• Australian unemployment rate stable at 5.0% in October

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15 November 2018

Australian unemployment rate stable at 5.0% in October

Trend estimates (monthly change)

  • Employment increased 25,400 to 12,665,800.

  • Unemployment decreased 7,600 to 680,300.

  • Unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 pts to 5.1%.

  • Participation rate remained steady at 65.6%.

  • Monthly hours worked in all jobs increased 3.6 million hours (0.2%) to 1,761.8 million hours.

Seasonally adjusted estimates (monthly change)

  • Employment increased 32,800 to 12,671,500. Full-time employment increased 42,300 to 8,703,700 and part-time employment decreased 9,500 to 3,967,900.

  • Unemployment increased 4,600 to 672,100. The number of unemployed persons looking for full-time work decreased 5,200 to 445,400 and the number of unemployed persons only looking for part-time work increased 9,800 to 226,700.

  • Unemployment rate remained steady at 5.0%.

  • Participation rate increased by 0.1 pts to 65.6%.

  • Monthly hours worked in all jobs increased 6.1 million hours (0.3%) to 1,764.4 million hours.



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