AU: Unemployment rate reaches post-COVID era high of 4.6pc in August
📍 How it ended
The August unemployment rate climbed to 4.6 percent, the highest level since the post‑COVID era, prompting reports of Australians taking second jobs to cope with higher mortgage repayments and living costs. The rise exceeded forecasts and led Australian share prices to trim earlier declines.
No further developments were reported after this coverage.
Epilogue added 1d ago, after coverage quieted.
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AU: Unemployment rate reaches post-COVID era high of 4.6pc in August Forex Factory · 45d ago broke it first
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