State jobless rate nation's highest

South Australia has regained the unwanted mantle of having the highest unemployment rate in the nation at 5.1 per cent following the release of Australian Bureau of Statistics jobs data for September.

SA jobless rate and full-time employment both climb

South Australia’s jobless rate increased to 5 per cent in August, as the total number of people in work fell by almost 3000 from July but full-time employment reached a new high.

July's unemployment figures are a huge improvement on April 2020 when people queued outside the Norwood Centrelink office after losing their jobs. Picture: Kelly Barnes/AAP.

SA unemployment hits 11-year low

South Australia’s unemployment rate has fallen to 4.7 per cent, its lowest level since 2010, with the state also shrugging off its highest jobless rate in the nation tag.

State jobless rate falls but still worst in nation

South Australia’s unemployment rate has fallen to 5.3 per cent – its lowest level since 2012 – but is still the highest rate in the country.

SA reclaims worst unemployment mantle

South Australia has regained the tag of having the nation’s highest unemployment rate, despite its jobless rate increasingly by only 0.1 per cent in May.

SA jobs surge pushes unemployment rate to pre-COVID levels

South Australia’s unemployment rate has dropped for the third successive month to 5.7 per cent, shrugging the tag of the worst jobless rate in the nation and defying predictions of a slump in the wake of JobKeeper’s axing.

SA jobless rate still nation's highest

South Australia’s unemployment rate remains the worst in Australia despite a slight fall to 6.8 per cent in February – a full percentage point higher than the national average.

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