A closer look at December’s employment data

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by Chris Becker

As reported earlier, the ABS released its monthly Labour Force data for December 2014, with headline unemployment falling to 6.1%

Here’s a closer look at the results, starting with the long run employment vs participation rate with both still on downtrends:

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