The Australian dollar fell by more than three quarters of a US cent after the release of weaker than expected jobs figures.
Australia's unemployment rate rose to 6.0 per cent in January, and the number of people with jobs fell by 3,700 to 11.46 million during the month.
Economists had expected total employment to rise by 15,000 in December and unemployment to be 5.9 per cent.
At 1137 AEDT, the Australia dollar was worth 89.39 US cents, down from 90.25 cents just before the data was released.
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