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Australia jobless rate falls to 6.2% in August
Published Thu, Sep 10, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Sydney
AUSTRALIA'S unemployment rate fell to 6.2 per cent in August with thousands of new jobs created, official data showed on Thursday, as the economy continues to shift away from a massive resources investment boom.
A total of 17,400 jobs were added to the economy last month, 11,500 full-time and 5,900 part-time, the figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed.
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