Australia's largest mining company BHP Billiton said earlier in the day it would cut more than 3,000 local jobs after deciding to shed 6,000 positions worldwide.
Rudd said the global financial crisis would affect Australian jobs.
"The government has been up front about the fact that Australians will be affected, growth will slow, unemployment will rise given the deteriorating global outlook," Australian Associated Press quoted Rudd as saying in Sydney.
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