Australia’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.5 Percent, Highest Since 2021

There were 34,000 more unemployed people in September.

A Medicare and Centrelink office sign is seen in Sydney, Australia, on March 21, 2016. Matt King/Getty Images

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rose to 4.5 percent in September, up from a revised 4.3 percent in August, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

There were 34,000 more people unemployed in September than in the previous month.