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Unemployment drops to 3.9 per cent

Unemployment drops to 3.9 per cent

Update: 2024-12-12
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The Australian jobs market is proving remarkably resilient in the face of 13 interest rate hikes, and an economy growing at a crawl. Official figures show the unemployment rate dropped in November to 3.9 per cent; Social media firm META under growing pressure to pay for news or face increased penalties; And obesity tops the list of risk factors leading to disease, experts call for reform.

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Unemployment drops to 3.9 per cent

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