A small fall in Australia’s unemployment rate in November shows that the Australian Government’s economic stimulus and infrastructure program is working and should not be wound back, say unions.
Unemployment fell to 5.7% last month, but we must not lose sight of the fact that there are still 653,100 Australians out of work.
The ACTU says a major new international report warning that an early exit from economic stimulus programs could postpone or set back the jobs recovery from the Global Financial Crisis adds weight to union calls for the stimulus to be maintained.
Read the full article on the ACTU website here.
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