Key facts: In the June 2021 quarter, compared with the March 2021 quarter: • unemployment rate fell to 4.0 percent • underutilisation rate fell to 10.5 percent • employment rate rose to 67.6 percent. In the year to the June 2021 quarter: • wage rates increased 2.1 percent • average weekly earnings (for full-time equivalent employees (FTEs), including overtime) increased to $1,360.62 • average ordinary time hourly earnings rose to $34.76. {tables} Unemployment rate falls: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.0 percent in the June 2021 quarter, down from 4.6 percent last quarter. • For men, the ... (full story)