Unemployment Reaches 4 Percent as Workers Face Longer Hours

Despite rising unemployment, the economy saw a 0.4 percent increase in jobs in December.

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

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.