{
  "id": 11310622,
  "title": "Aussie unemployment is set to jump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/aussie-unemployment-is-set-to-jump",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T00:00:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/10/aussie-unemployment-is-set-to-jump/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock recently suggested that the unemployment rate may need to rise to 5%, up from 4.6% currently, to ease inflation pressures in Australia. Bullock said that a higher unemployment rate could ease the strain on the economy’s capacity to produce goods and services, which is currently tight because of high demand The post Aussie unemployment is set to jump appeared…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}