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Unemployment rate still falling as COVID economic recovery continues – ABC News
The unemployment rate continues to fall, with another 70,700 jobs added in March, according to official estimates.
Australia’s unemployment rate has continued to fall, with another 70,700 jobs added in March, according to official estimates.
Key points:
- The unemployment rate fell from 5.8pc in February to 5.6pc in March
- Unemployment is now just 0.4 of a percentage point higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared
- These ABS numbers relate to employment over the first two weeks of March, before JobKeeper ended
The latest ABS figures put unemployment at 5.6 per cent, just 0.4 of a per cent above…
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