AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-2006
Fed: Jobs growth jumps sharply in November
CANBERRA, Dec 7 AAP - Employment jumped sharply in November, more than reversing the
unexpectedly large drop the previous month, and kept the jobless rate at a 30-year low
of 4.6 per cent.
Employment rose by a seasonally adjusted 36,200 in November after a 32,100 fall in
the previous month.
Full-time employment jumped by 57,400.
Market economists had expected a 10,000 employment increase, and forecast unemployment
to rise to 4.8 per cent.
The report continues a strong run of employment gains this year, which has seen around
250,000 new jobs created.
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