Jobless rate holds at 3.9 pct in April

By Colin Brinsden, Aap Economics and Business Correspondent
Updated May 19 2022 - 12:46pm, first published 12:43pm
The ABS jobless rate was 3.9 per cent in April, in line with a revised 3.9 per cent in March.
The ABS jobless rate was 3.9 per cent in April, in line with a revised 3.9 per cent in March.

A sub-four per cent unemployment rate and only a modest rise in the number of people employed suggests record levels of job vacancies will go unfilled for now, economists say.

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