South Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped dramatically from 7.3 per cent to 6.3 per cent in September, but remains markedly above the national average 5.2 per cent – and its trend jobless rate increased.
Crucial data about the nation’s economy, jobs market and population may not be produced if the Australian Bureau of Statistics continues to lose funding, the authority’s leader has warned.
Spending in South Australian stores dropped by 0.5 per cent in July, far exceeding the 0.1 per cent drop recorded nationally, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics retail trade figures released today.
South Australia’s unemployment rate dropped in the past month to record the third best figures in the nation, beating Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania.