The labour market remained strong in April, with a further 33,700 jobs created in the month. The number of new jobs created in the economy since August 2009 now exceeds 250,000.
Unemployment was steady at a higher-than-expected seasonally adjusted 5.4% in April from a revised 5.4% in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.
The number of people in full-time work rose 37,500, while the number in part-time work fell 3,900. The seasonally adjusted workforce participation rate remained at 65.2% in April.