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Unemployment rate rises to 4.3pc in June
ABS data shows Australia's unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points in June, after the Reserve Bank surprised markets ...
Employment rises by 2,000 but jobless rate jumps, sending Aussie dollar plunging
The Australian dollar has slumped and the money markets are calling a 98 per cent chance of a rate cut after new data ...
RBA rate cuts likely as unemployment rate rises to 4.3 per cent
More than 34,000 jobs were lost in the Australian economy in June pushing the unemployment rate up to 4.3 per cent - its ...
Australian Unemployment at Four-Year High Bolsters Rate-Cut Case
Australian unemployment unexpectedly climbed to a four-year high in June as hiring almost stalled, suggesting a loosening of ...
‘A bit artificial’: Shock unemployment figure exposes cracks in Australia’s migration-fuelled NDIS jobs boom
Sky-high numbers of immigrants have been “absorbed” into taxpayer-funded industries like the NDIS in recent years in an ...
Australia’s Unemployment Rate Climbs to 4.3% as Labour Market Shows Signs of Cooling
Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in June 2025, marking a notable increase from the 4.1% recorded in May and ...
Unemployment rate spike builds pressure on RBA to cut again
The Reserve Bank won’t exactly be cheering, but the unexpected rise in Australia’s unemployment rate to a 43-month high of ...
Unemployment at four-year high heaps pressure on RBA to ‘not make same mistake twice’
An unexpected increase in the jobless rate has put the spotlight back on the Reserve Bank after its recent decision to hold ...
Why a surprise jump in unemployment isn’t as bad as it sounds
While unemployment unexpectedly rose to 4.3%, there’s some good news hidden in the data. And for homeowners, it makes a rate ...