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Andrew Brown

Eyes on RBA for rate call hints as jobless numbers rise

Unemployment data means Michele Bullock and the central bank will keep interest rates on hold. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

A spike in Australia's jobless figures will loom over Australia's economy, as the Reserve Bank prepares to offer its first clues on how it perceives the increase.

Unemployment rose to a five-year high of 4.7 per cent in September, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, above economist predictions of 4.6 per cent for the month.

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