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Australia's volatile jobs numbers cloud visibility for central bank, investors

Lack of labour market clarity complicates rate setting policy: analysts

Published Thu, Oct 9, 2014 · 09:50 PM

Sydney

AUSTRALIA'S gyrating jobs figures are making it harder for the central bank and investors to gauge the impact of record-low interest rates on the nation's economy.

The number of people employed fell by 29,700 last month after rising 32,100 in August, the statistics bureau said on Thursday.

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