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Unemployment is staying low at 3.5%. But for those out of work, here's why it's become harder to get a job

  • Written by Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
Unemployment is staying low at 3.5%. But for those out of work, here's why it's become harder to get a jobShutterstock

Slower employment growth, faster population growth and a steady rate of unemployment are the main stories from the Bureau of Statistics’ labour force update, released on Thursday.

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