Some 178,800 people joined the workforce in October, according to ABS labour force data.
LABOUR FORCE DATA FOR OCTOBER:
* Unemployment rate - seven per cent versus 6.9 per cent in September
* Underemployment rate (employed people seeking additional work) - 10.4 per cent versus 11.4 per cent
* Employment rose 178,800
* Full-time rose 97,000
* Part-time rose 81,800
* Participation rate (people working or looking for work): 65.8 per cent versus 64.9 per cent
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
NSW - 6.5 per cent in October vs 7.1 per cent in September
Vic - 7.4 per cent vs 6.7 per cent
Qld - 7.7 per cent vs 7.6 per cent
SA - 7.0 per cent vs 6.9 per cent
WA - 6.6 per cent vs 6.7 per cent
Tas - 8.2 per cent vs 7.7 per cent
NT - 5.7 per cent vs 4.7 per cent
ACT - 3.9 per cent vs 3.8 per cent
(Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics)
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