Australia’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 4.1 percent in January from 4 percent in last month, according to the latest ABS data.
The increase reflects a rise in both employment and jobseekers.
Jobless Rate Ticks up as Many Australians Wait to Return to Work
Australia’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 4.1 percent in January from 4 percent in last month, according to the latest ABS data.
Hundreds of people queue outside a Centrelink in Melbourne, on March 23, 2020 William West/AFP via Getty Images
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
