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Unemployment rate hits 4.5pc, the highest level in post-COVID era

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 20 August 2026 at 12:28 pm

Australia's unemployment rate hits 4.5pc in July, the highest level in the post-COVID era, reducing the chance of another rate hike in September.

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