12.11.2009
Australia’s resilience to the effects of the global economic downturn has received a further boost today with news of a second monthly rise in the number of jobs created in the country during October.
According to official figures, Australia created 24,500 jobs in October.
The country has now created 60,000 jobs in the past two months, boosting hopes that unemployment has peaked.
Australia became the first country in the OECD area to raise its interest rates in October, and raised its rates for a second month in a row earlier this month.
The move did not come as a surprise as Australia has largely avoided the economic contraction that has affected the global economy over the past year. The country was the only one in the developed world to post economic growth during the first half of 2009.
The Australian economy grew by 0.6pc during the second quarter, and Australia also looks to remain one of the few developed countries that will avoid falling into recession this year.
The accelerated growth in the second quarter of this year is largely down to an aggressive stimulus policy adopted by the Australian Government, which announced measures totalling some AUS $70m during the past year.
Pictured: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
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