Australia's unemployment rate slips to 4.3 per cent

Australia's unemployment rate declined to 4.3 per cent in October, down from 4.5 per cent in September, in seasonally adjusted terms.

The number of employed people increased by 42,200, and the number of unemployed fell by 17,000.

The underemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 5.7 per cent.

The participation rate remained steady at 67 per cent in October, the employment-to-population ratio remained at 64 per cent. Loading