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Unemployment rate falls but job seekers say finding work is still ‘really hard’ – The New Daily
Australia’s unemployment rate is falling, but those without work say it is not getting any easier to find a job, especially in locked-down Victoria.
Australia’s unemployment rate is falling, but those without work say it isn’t getting any easier to find a job, especially in locked-down Victoria.
Official Bureau of Statistics figures show 111,000 jobs were created last month pulling the headline unemployment rate down from 7.5 to 6.8 per cent.
That was despite Melbourne being totally locked down and regional Victoria under stage 3 restrictions. It was the only state to record a fall in employment last month.
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