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Record migrant workers arrive as unemployment falls (again)

Ross Clennett
Jun 22, 2023
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The Australian labour market continued its bull run with the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, released last Thursday, dropping from 3.7% in April to 3.6% in May even though the participation rate reached a record high of 66.9%.

Total employment rose 75,900 to exceed 14 million workers for the first time and the total number of unemployed declined b…

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