Jobs growth after the first phase of COVID-19 not fast enough to stop unemployment rising in June

Greg Ellis
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:10am, first published August 13 2020 - 5:21pm
Illawarra Business Chamber executive director Adam Zarth
Illawarra Business Chamber executive director Adam Zarth

Australia's unemployment rate has risen 0.04 per cent to 7.5 per cent since June with the number of people unemployed growing by 15,700 people from 993,700 to 1,009,400.

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Greg Ellis

Greg Ellis

Business Editor

Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.

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