0 ▁jobs ▁lost ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁– ▁ 4 0 , 6 0 0 ▁jobs ▁created ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁– ▁ 2 4 , 5 0 0 ▁jobs ▁created ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Australian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 5 . 5 % ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Australian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 5 . 8 % ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Australian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 5 . 8 % ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Australian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 5 . 7 % ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Australian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 5 . 8 % ▁ ▁The ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁for ▁October ▁rose ▁slightly ▁due ▁to ▁population ▁growth ▁and ▁other ▁factors ▁leading ▁to ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁looking ▁for ▁work , ▁even ▁though ▁ 2 4 , 5 0 0 ▁jobs ▁were ▁created . ▁ ▁In ▁general , ▁throughout ▁the ▁sub du ed ▁economic ▁growth ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁re cess ion ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁Australian ▁employ ers ▁have ▁elected ▁to ▁cut ▁working ▁hours ▁rather ▁than ▁fire ▁employees , ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁skill ▁short age ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁resources ▁bo om . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁approximately ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁re cess ion ▁began , ▁un emp loyment ▁stood ▁at ▁ 1 , 6 4 9 , 0 0 0