Australia loses 227,000 more jobs, taking unemployment to 7.1%

Australia lost a further 227,000 jobs between April and May, resulting in a total loss of 835,000 jobs in seasonally adjusted terms since March and a 0.7% jump in unemployment to 7.1%. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the statistics on Thursday, revealing the Covid-19 contraction has …

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