Australia's unemployment rate steady

Thu, Aug 9 2012 12:15 IST | 0 Views | Add your comment
SHARE:
Sydney, Aug 9

Australia's unemployment rate stayed at 5.2 percent in July, the Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) announced Thursday.

The ABS reported that the number of people employed increased by 14,000 to 11,512,600 in July, while the number of unemployed people fell by 25,000 to 635,100 in the month, reported Xinhua.

The rise in employment was driven by increased full-time and part-time employment, up 9,200 and 4800 jobs, respectively, the ABS said.

The labour force participation rate was unchanged at 65.2 percent in July.

Add Your Comment

Enter your name and email below and post your comment.

NameEmail
Comment
 
Enable Images
Visitor Comments

There are no comments on this article.