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Unemployment rate falls despite job losses after JobKeeper ends – ABC News
Australia’s unemployment rate falls despite more than 30,000 people losing work immediately after JobKeeper wrapped up, and the ABS says there is no “clear impact”…
Australia’s unemployment rate has fallen despite more than 30,000 people losing work immediately after the JobKeeper wage subsidy wrapped up.
Key points:
- The ABS estimates 30,600 jobs were lost from the economy last month, after 77,000 were added in March
- The ABS says full-time employment rose by 33,800, while part-time work fell by 64,400
- Employment remains slightly higher than before the pandemic, but so does the unemployment rate
The official ABS employment figures show a fall of 30,600 people…
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