Unemployment up only slightly - but it's early days yet05:43A queue outside the Centrelink office in Norwood, Adelaide Source: AAPSBS FilipinoView Podcast SeriesFollow and SubscribeApple PodcastsYouTubeSpotifyDownload (10.48MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android The Federal Government has conceded the unemployment rate will get far worse in coming months as the COVID-19 restrictions bite.The unemployment rate for March is 5.2 per cent - up slightly from February's 5.1 per cent.But, the data was collected before the massive job market upheaval of recent weeks.ShareLatest podcast episodesSBS News in Filipino, 15 January 2026Finding belonging far from the city: How a small Filipino community thrives in this regional town of DalwallinuFil-Aus James Kubler advances to next Australian Open qualifying round; Lizette Cabrera and James Mccabe exitFilipino foods you can’t miss at a fiesta