Australia's jobless rate hits 7.1 per cent - the highest level in nearly 20 years

Australia's unemployment rate jumped to a seasonally adjusted 7.1 per cent in May, from 6.2 per cent in April.

澳洲的失業率經已攀升至百分之7.5， 同時， 亦有超過一百萬澳洲人失業，政府如何對應？ Source: AAP

Australia's unemployment rate jumped to a seasonally adjusted 7.1 per cent in May, with 227,700 jobs lost during the month.

The jobless figures are the worst since October 2001.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the numbers were not surprising given the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

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