Employment Rate Improving

Recently released ABS figures showed that the Far Northern unemployment rate fell to 10.4 per cent in April; down from 12.4 per cent in March.

The national unemployment rate also dropped to 5.5 per cent from 5.7 per cent throughout the same period.

Far Northern employment coordinator Peter Doutre attributed the Cairns region’s drop in unemployment to factors including new flights to the city which started last month.

“I’m optimistic it’s the start of the trend that could spell improving times for our Cairns economy,” Mr Doutre said.

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