Jobs and Recruitment
ABS unemployment figures for September reveal WA’s lowest jobless rate since 2013
October 15, 2021
The West Australian jobs market is booming despite the ongoing pandemic, with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.1 per cent — a level not seen for eight years. Bucking the national trend, the unemployment rate in WA dropped by 0.4 per cent in September to levels not since seen October 2013, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures. Meanwhile, with COVID outbreaks crippling parts the Eastern States, the national unemployment rate increased by 0.1 points to 4.6 per cent. Victoria, where there have been six lockdowns since the pandemic began, has recorded the biggest increase in unemployment in …
