Unemployment ticks up to 4.6% but won't be enough to sway RBA: economist | ABC NEWS
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Australia's unemployment rate rose to 4.6 per cent in August, up from 4.5 per cent in July. Economist with EY Cherelle Murphy says, while the RBA wants to see higher unemployment, the rise came as a result of more people looking for work rather than the economy cooling. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/unemployment-rate-australia-rises-post-covid-era-high-august/107189792 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
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