The number of Australians receiving unemployment benefits has decreased by more than 42,000, or five per cent, in the past year.
Within that figure are more than 8000 young people who have moved into full-time work or study after receiving Youth Allowance payments, new figures show.
Social Services Minister Anne Ruston told reporters in Adelaide on Sunday the creation of jobs and new employment pathways had resulted in the reduction of Newstart recipients.
