{
  "id": 2057496,
  "title": "Job losses take pressure off RBA and interest rates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/job-losses-take-pressure-off-rba-and-interest-rates",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T01:49:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/08/job-losses-take-pressure-off-rba-and-interest-rates/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Following Wednesday’s weaker-than-expected wage growth data, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its July labour force survey on Thursday, which reported rising unemployment. The nation’s unemployment rate rose 0.1% to 4.5% after 15,800 jobs were lost. However, full-time employment rose by 16,300, more than offset by a 32,200 decrease in part-time jobs. The number The post Job…",
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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."
}