Home > Business Australia posts 3.9 percent jobless rate, 48-year low ahead of election Agence France-Presse Posted at May 19 2022 10:31 AM Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Viber A pedestrian walks past the Sydney Opera House during wet weather in Sydney, Australia, 10 November 2021. EPA-EFE/MICK TSIKAS SYDNEY, Australia - Australia posted its lowest jobless rate in 48 years on Thursday, a potential boost to Prime Minister Scott Morrison two days ahead of tightly contested federal elections. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.9 percent, the official statistics body said, the lowest rate since 1974. 3.27 million jobless as unemployment hits 6.6 percent in December: PSA Envoy says Marcos Jr.'s Australia trip a 'private visit' RELATED VIDEO: Watch more News on iWantTFC Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Viber ANC, ANC Top, employment Read More: Australia unemployment jobless rate jobs pandemic Australia elections