The unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points to 4.5 per cent in April, up from 4.3 per cent in March, according to the Bureau of Statistics.The number of employed people fell by 18,600 in April, while the number of unemployed people rose by 33,000.A drop in female employment drove the overall fall in employment.The number of unemployed people looking for full-time work increased by 11,000, and unemployed people looking for part-time work increased by 22,000."Compared to what we usually see in April, more people remained unemployed this month," ABS head of labour statistics Sean Crick said."Both full-time and part-time employment fell, by 11,000 and 8,000 people respectively."This data could put less pressure on the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates again in June.