
50 year low for unemployment, ASX surges, Microsoft sacks thousands.
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<p><strong>Friday 20 January 2023</strong></p>
<p><strong>Australia’s unemployment rate stays around a 50 year low. The local share market surges as US investors fear a recession. And Microsoft becomes the latest tech company to shed thousands of jobs.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Australia’s unemployment rate stays around a 50 year low. </strong></p>
<p>Also today:</p>
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<li>The local share market surges as US investors fear a recession. </li>
<li>New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces her shock resignation</li>
<li>And Microsoft becomes the latest tech company to shed thousands of jobs.</li>
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