Unemployment ends the year on a positive note, edging down to 5.1pc

Australia's unemployment rate edged down for the second consecutive month to end 2019 at 5.1 per cent, its lowest level since March last year.

by | Jan 23, 2020

The improvement was driven by a solid gain of almost 29,000 jobs over December, however this was entirely due to part-time opportunities.

Read more at the ABC. 

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