Original article by Jacob Greber
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 18-Nov-16

Official data shows that Australia gained a net 98,000 jobs in October 2016. The creation of 41,500 full-time jobs has offset a 31,700 fall in part-time positions during the month. The nation’s unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.6 per cent, while there was an 0.9 per cent increase in the number of hours worked. The data also shows that 133,000 part-time jobs have been created so far in 2016, while the economy has shed 89,000 full-time jobs.

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