Parramatta. Unemployment rate increases

The unemployment rate has increased in the three areas in the Parramatta LGA, as defined by the Australian Government Parramatta-South had the highest unemployment rate at 12.6 per cent in the three months to September 2009, up from 11.8 per cent in the previous quarter, and 9.0 per cent in the same period 2008. The rate in Parramatta-North East was 4.1 per cent, up from 3.7 per cent and 2.7 per cent respectively. The rate in Parramatta-North West was 3.8 per cent, up from 3.4 per cent and 2.6 per cent respectively. The highest unemployment rates in Western Sydney were 14.5 per cent in Blacktown-South West and 14.3 per cent in Fairfield-East. The lowest rates were in Bankstown-South, 3.9 per cent, and Baulkham Hills-Central, 4.2 per cent. The rate for the Sydney SSD was 5.9 per cent.