Australian Unemployment Rate Remains Unchanged in September, Job Market Stays Tight

Labourers work at a construction site in Sydney, Australia, on June 18, 2020. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Australia’s unemployment rate stabilised at 3.5 percent in September, with a slight increase in the number of employed people.

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that employment rose by 900 in the month, far below the 33,500 recorded in August, while the number of people without a job climbed by 8,800.