BREAKING: The unemployment rate rose to 3.7 per cent in January as the number of unemployed Australians grew by 22,000. 9News MORE:
"January is the most seasonal time of the year in the Australian labour market, with people leaving jobs but also getting ready to start new jobs or return from leave," he said.
Underemployment, which measures Australians who are currently employed but wish to work more, remained steady at 6.1 per cent.Jarvis said today's figures represented the second month in a row that employment fell.
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