Kathmandu. The unemployment rate in Australia rose to 4.7 percent in September.

The number of people employed in September fell by 39,000 and the number of unemployed people rose by 9,000, according to Shawn Crick, head of labor statistics at the ABS.

Similarly, the proportion of employed people in the total population decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 63.6 percent. The labor force participation rate also decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 66.8 percent, Crick said.

The unemployment rate, which measures the situation of people who want to do more work and do not have enough work time even if available, rose 0.1 percentage point to 6.3 percent.

Part-time work hours fell 1.5 per cent in September, while those working full-time rose 0.4 per cent, Crick said.

However, the unemployment rate remained stable at 4.6 per cent on a trend basis recommended by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to assess the actual trends in the labour market. Unemployment rose by 0.1 per cent during the period, while total working hours remained stable, the data showed.

On an annual basis, employment and total working hours increased by 1.2 per cent and 1.3 per cent, respectively, according to the ABS.