Unemployment rate in Australia – Back to 10-year high

AUSTRALIA’S unemployment rate has bounced back to six per cent, with some economists flagging it could climb higher.

THE unemployment rate rose in June from a revised 5.9 per cent for May, largely because of an increase in the number of people looking for work.

The jobless rate is now back where it was at the start of the year when it reached its highest point in a decade.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Unemployment rate equals 10-year high | News.com.au.