08.12.201019:37:00UTC+00Australia Jobless Rate Declines To 5.2% In November

Australia's unemployment rate declined in November by 0.2 percent to 5.2 percent.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported Thursday that the number of employed Australians increased by 54,600 or 0.5 percent from October.

The employment participation rate increased a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent to a record high of 66.1 percent.

The statistics agency said the number of Australians seeking unemployment benefits decreased by 19,500 or 3.0 percent to 627,800.

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