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Live: Unemployment rate sits at post-COVID high after August jobless rate revision

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 15 October 2026 at 7:34 am

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Unemployment rate remains at 4.7pc in September

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Live: Unemployment rate sits at post-COVID high after August jobless rate revision

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Unemployment rate remains at 4.7pc in September

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