Unemployment rate stuck at 5.6% but rise in number of full-time jobs

Full-time employment rose by 62,000 jobs, while the number of part-time jobs was down by 48,000 Australia's unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.6% in June from a revised May result, official figures show, but there has been another jump in full-time employment. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed 14,000 people joined the workforce in June.