The unemployment rate increased by 1.8 percent between March 2020 and May 2020 in Australia. The underemployment rate increased by 4.3 percent in the same period, whereas the participation rate decreased by 3.3 percent. From May 2020 to October 2020, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percent, the underemployment rate decreased by 2.7 percent and the participation rate increased by 3.2 percent.
Change in unemployment rates during COVID-19 in Australia in selected period between March 2020 and October 2020
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CICA. (December 7, 2020). Change in unemployment rates during COVID-19 in Australia in selected period between March 2020 and October 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229120/australia-unemployment-rates-during-covid-19/
CICA. "Change in unemployment rates during COVID-19 in Australia in selected period between March 2020 and October 2020." Chart. December 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229120/australia-unemployment-rates-during-covid-19/
CICA. (2020). Change in unemployment rates during COVID-19 in Australia in selected period between March 2020 and October 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229120/australia-unemployment-rates-during-covid-19/
CICA. "Change in Unemployment Rates during Covid-19 in Australia in Selected Period between March 2020 and October 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229120/australia-unemployment-rates-during-covid-19/
CICA, Change in unemployment rates during COVID-19 in Australia in selected period between March 2020 and October 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229120/australia-unemployment-rates-during-covid-19/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Change in unemployment rates during COVID-19 in Australia in selected period between March 2020 and October 2020 [Graph], CICA, December 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229120/australia-unemployment-rates-during-covid-19/