Unemployment rises to 6.0%
By Leith van Onselen The ABS has just released its labour force survey for June, which revealed that the unemployment rate rose by 0.1% to to 6.0% in seasonally adjusted terms, despite a 7,300 increase in the total number of jobs: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) ◾Employment increased 7,300 to 11,768,600.