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Chalmers to herald record job growth
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will no doubt take a dixer on this today - the Albanese government has had the strongest job growth in the first year of any new government on record".
The number of Australians with a job is now more than 14 million for the very first time.
Australia's participation rate is 66.9% - the highest on record, primarily driven by record high participation for women (62.7%).
The share of women in work is at a record high - with the employment to population ration for women at 60.5%.
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