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30,000 jobs lost in September, but unemployment rate remains steady

Almost 30,000 jobs were lost last month, with the unemployment rate expanding slightly to 6.9 per cent or 1.7 percentage points higher than a year ago.

30,000 jobs lost in September, but unemployment rate remains steady
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30,000 jobs lost in September, but unemployment rate remains steady

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed a decrease in employed people by 29,500 in September, with jobs lost mainly by full-time employees.

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