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Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 5.1 per cent in July, official figures show. The June figure was an unrevised 4.9 per cent. Total employment was steady at 11.450 million in the month. Full-time employment fell by 22,200 to 8.055 million in July and part-time employment was up 22,100 at 3.395 million. The July participation rate [...]

Jobs advertisements partly recovered in June, after falls in May and April, a survey shows. Total job advertisements on the internet and in newspapers rose 3.7 per cent in June, the ANZ job advertisements survey showed on Monday. In the year to June, job ads were up 9.8 per cent. Job advertising in the month [...]