CANBERRA, ACT, May 15 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release:
The Albanese Labor Government continues to deliver more jobs, with ABS Labour Force data today showing a record number of Australians in paid work and unemployment remaining low.
It is the only time since records began that the unemployment rate has been in the low 4s concurrently with headline and underlying inflation in the RBA's target band.
The number of employed people in Australia has reached 14,642,700 with 64.4percent of the population now in a job and the participation rate is at 67.1percent, both near record highs.
The unemployment rate remains low at 4.1percent, and a total of 89,000 new jobs were created in April.
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