‘Amazing strength’ in jobs market defies rate hikes

About 53,000 people found jobs last month, beating expectations and suggesting Australia’s labour market still has plenty of heat. The lift in employment and fall in unemployed people kept the official jobless rate around 50-year lows at 3.5 per cent in March. “With employment increasing by around 53,000 people, and the number of unemployed decreasing by […]

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