Parramatta. Unemployment rate rise marginally

The unemployment rate in the Parramatta local government area was 4.1 per cent in the September quarter 2008, compared to 3.8 per cent in the previous quarter. The quarterly figure is the same as for the same quarter 2007. The figure for the metropolitan area was 4.2, with the highest recorded in Blacktown South-West, with 13.1 per cent, according to the ABS.