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Unemployment at five-year high after nearly 40,000 jobs lost
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. ABC Australia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 15 Oct 2026, 00:50 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Unemployment at five-year high after nearly 40,000 jobs lost”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
An estimated 39,300 fewer Australians were in work last month, while the number of unemployed people increased by 8,900.
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Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC Australia
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Breaking: Unemployment rate sits at post-COVID high after revision
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Unemployment at five-year high after nearly 40,000 jobs lost
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Reported by 1 outlet
- ABC