Key Facts: In the December 2021 quarter, the: • unemployment rate was 3.2 percent • underutilisation rate remained at 9.2 percent • employment rate remained at 68.8 percent • average ordinary time hourly earnings rose to $35.61, up from $35.25 in the previous quarter. In the year to the December 2021 quarter, compared with the same quarter last year: • wage rates increased 2.6 percent • filled jobs increased 4.2 percent. {table} Unemployment: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained low at 3.2 percent in the December 2021 quarter, compared with (a revised) 3.3 percent last quarter. • For men, the ... (full story)