Post-JobKeeper, unemployment could head north of 7%: here's why
- Written by Roger Wilkins, Professorial Fellow and Deputy Director (Research), HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
EmiliaUngur/ShutterstockIt’s not just the end of JobKeeper that will push up unemployment in April.
The most-recently published figures, for March, had the unemployment rate coming down to 5.6%
The next ones, for April, won’t get published until May 20, nine days after next month’s budget.
They’ll show a substantial increase...
