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Unemployment figures to show true impact of coronavirus on job market

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The worst spike in unemployment in Australia’s history is expected to be announced today. 9News

It'll be the first real look at what strict lockdowns have had on the jobs market because the last figures that came out were for the first half of March when most of the restrictions and job losses happened in the second half.

Forecasts for the April labour force report centre on a 550,000 slump in the number of people employed, resulting in a massive spike in the jobless rate to 8.3 per cent from 5.2 per cent in March.

 

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It’s what happens when a government isn’t prepared. Not for fires or pandemics. How insane is this. Australia can’t get it together. We all understand, have car bike or house even caravan we insure for the what ever.. But this Government. Well only care about themselves.

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