35,200 employment increase seen in December
Updated: 2011-11-08 12:21:42
According to statistics recently released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics the average employment in the country, has increased from December last year.
Below are the complete statistics;
Dec ‘09 Nov ‘09 Dec ‘08 Unemployment rate 5.5 pct 5.6 pct 4.6 pct Employed 10.905 mln 10.871 mln 10.793 mln Unemployed 467,200 483,000 390,200 Participation rate 65.2 pct [...]

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