Jobless figures jump to 6.2 per cent in Australia

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Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 6.2 per cent with more than 594,000 people losing their jobs in April.

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Published 14 May 2020 9:09pm

Updated 15 August 2022 2:13pm

By Greg Dyett, Junko Hirabayashi

Source: SBS

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Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 6.2 per cent with more than 594,000 people losing their jobs in April.

The coronavirus downturn has been particularly hard for young people, with youth unemployment now double the overall rate - rising from 11.5 to 13.8 per cent.

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Jobless figures jump to 6.2 per cent in Australia

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Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 6.2 per cent with more than 594,000 people losing their jobs in April.

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Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 6.2 per cent with more than 594,000 people losing their jobs in April.

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