Australia’s unemployment rate increased in February

The unemployment rate is the percentage of people who were looking for work but couldn’t find any.

The seasonally adjusted figure is 0.2% higher than the unemployment rate in January.

Seasonal adjustment means the ABS has removed the effects of calendar-specific patterns from the data, such as fruit-picking in summer or Christmas casuals in retail in December.

New figures

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According to the ABS, 35,000 people became unemployed in February.

The number of people in full-time work decreased by 30,000 last month, while 79,000 people entered part-time employment.

Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth wrote on Instagram the unemployment rate “remains low by historical standards”.

Shadow Employment Minister Jane Hume said the new data shows Australians “are working harder than ever” but “are only going backwards.”