Unemployment is at a 50-year low but jobseekers are being urged to avoid complacency

Townsville's unemployment rate is sitting at a historic low of 2.2 per cent. (ABC News: Chris Gillette)

With unemployment sitting at a near 50-year low nationwide, a recruitment expert warns applicants have become complacent in their search for work.   

New Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows unemployment is unchanged at 3.5 per cent nationally.