ABC News – Australia
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Breaking: Unemployment rate jumps to 4.5 per cent
Unemployment rate jumps to 4.5 per cent driven by female unemployment Thu 21 May 2026 at 11:54am Australia's unemployment rate has jumped 0.2 percentage points to 4.5 per cent. The increase in the jobless rate was driven by a drop in female employment.
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