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CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Unemployment in Australia dropped to 4.8 percent last month, its lowest rate for 30 years.

The latest labor force figures showed a 50,000 increase in the number of people working in July, compared to the previous month, while the jobless total fell by 14,100 to nearly 514,000.

The new figures took share markets by surprise and economists repeated predictions another hike in interest rates was ...

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