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Unemployment and underemployment fall as COVID recovery continues – ABC News
Both unemployment and underemployment continue their downward trends as a jobs rebound in Victoria leads Australia’s economic bounce back from COVID-19.
Both unemployment and underemployment have continued their downward trends in further positive signs that Australia’s economy is bouncing back quickly from COVID-19.
Key points:
- Employment rose for the fourth consecutive month, leaving unemployment lower at 6.4 per cent
- Underemployment fell and is now below pre-pandemic levels at 8.1 per cent
- Victoria led the jobs recovery, and now has a smaller gap to pre-COVID employment levels than the Australian average
The official jobless rate dipped again from…
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