Jobs market proves resilient to Omicron

The unemployment rate held steady at a 13-year low of 4.2 per cent in January. (AAP)

The Australian jobs market has proved resilient during the outbreak of the Omicron variant with the unemployment rate holding steady at a 13-year low of 4.2 per cent in January.

The economy still managed to create a further 12,900 jobs in the month, even at a time of turbulent economic conditions due to high COVID-19 infection rates.