Unemployment has defied forecasters, falling to 5.6% of the workforce in the latest labour market data.
Economists' median forecast was for a fall from the previous quarter's 6.0% to 5.8% – a figure also in line with the Reserve Bank forecasts.
That is 10,000 more people who
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Rob Hosking
Wed, 06 Aug 2014
Wed, 06 Aug 2014
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Unemployment falls, earnings jump
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