Australian unemployment falls to 3.9 pct

CANBERRA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Australia's unemployment rate fell in November, defying the expectations of economists, official data has revealed.

According to monthly labor force figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday, the official unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in November, down from 4.1 percent in October and the lowest figure since March.

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