Qld unemployment drops as pandemic impacts almost wiped away

Thursday April 15, 2021

Queensland’s unemployment has dropped below 6 per cent for the first time in a year as the nation recorded another impressive performance.

Unemployment in Queensland has dropped below 6 per cent (Photo: mywayemployability.com.au)

Queensland’s unemployment was 5.9 per cent in  March, before the JobKeeper cutoff, while the national rate fell to 5.6 per cent.

The proportion of women employed Australia-wide has also hit a record 58.5 per cent.

In the past year the state’s jobless rate has peaked at 8.8 per cent in July and steadily fallen to the point where…

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