BY JAMES GLYNN
SYDNEY -- Australia's economy created a further 24,500 jobs in October, sending a strong signal to the Reserve Bank of Australia to continue raising interest rates at its Dec. 1 policy meeting.
The additional jobs build on the 39,800 positions created in September and indicate that the economy is close to seeing a peak in unemployment, economists said.
The jobless rate nudged higher to a seasonally-adjusted 5.8% in October, from 5.7% in September, the Australian ...
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