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Unemployment Reaches 4 Percent as Workers Face Longer Hours

Despite rising unemployment, the economy saw a 0.4 percent increase in jobs in December.
Unemployment Reaches 4 Percent as Workers Face Longer Hours
A Medicare and Centrelink office sign is seen at Bondi Junction on March 21, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Matt King/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
1/15/2025|Updated: 1/15/2025

Unemployment in Australia showed no sign of falling, with a 0.1 percent rise to 4.0 percent in December of last year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

This follows a steady increase from its low point of 3.4 percent in October 2022.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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