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South Australia’s unemployment rate has surged to a national high 7.2 per cent after coronavirus restrictions crippled or shut down businesses across Australia and officially threw nearly 600,000 people out of work, including more than 40,000 in SA.
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South Australia’s unemployment rate remains the nation’s worst after the release of March figures – with the full impact of coronavirus job cuts, business closures and social distancing regulations still to be measured.
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Crucial data about the nation’s economy, jobs market and population may not be produced if the Australian Bureau of Statistics continues to lose funding, the authority’s leader has warned.
Spending in South Australian stores dropped by 0.5 per cent in July, far exceeding the 0.1 per cent drop recorded nationally, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics retail trade figures released today.
South Australia’s unemployment rate dropped in the past month to record the third best figures in the nation, beating Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania.
South Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by 0.2 per cent in March to 5.9 per cent compared with a national average 5 per cent, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics labour force figures released today.
