Economics
Australian Unemployment Climbs to 6.9% Amid Melbourne Drag
- September full-time jobs fall 20,100, part-time declines 9,400
- Victoria jobs tumbled by 36,000 as other mainland states rose
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Australian unemployment climbed in September -- though by less than expected -- as Victoria state’s lockdown dented a recovery that’s been spurred by an improving economy in the rest of the country.