
State jobless rate returns to nation's highest
South Australia’s jobless rate has risen sharply to 4.8 per cent from last month’s record low to again be the worst in the nation, while youth unemployment also jumped.
South Australia’s jobless rate has risen sharply to 4.8 per cent from last month’s record low to again be the worst in the nation, while youth unemployment also jumped.
South Australia’s unemployment rate has fallen below four per cent for the first time since records began in 1978, despite a decrease in the total number of people in work.
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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.
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.
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.
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.