Jobs bounce sees unemployment fall, keeps pressure on for April interest rate rise

Reopened borders have seen a 2.1 per cent jump in the working age population, but so far there appears to be enough new jobs for everyone. (ABC News: John Gunn)

A strong bounce in job numbers last month will maintain pressure on the Reserve Bank to keep increasing official interest rates, despite global banking jitters.

The unemployment rate fell back to 3.5 per cent in February, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with almost 65,000 jobs estimated to have been added to the economy last month.