Coronavirus job losses hit tourism regions hardest, but there are signs of recovery, economists say - ABC News

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'Worst is behind us' after coronavirus wipes out one-in-10 jobs in some regions

Economists say the worst wave of coronavirus recession job losses appears to have passed, with the JobKeeper subsidy resulting in a recent employment bounce in hospitality, recreation and the arts.The number of employees on payroll fell 7.3pc between the week ending March 14 and the one ending April 18

However, the same figures also show the heavy toll that the lockdown is having in regions where tourism and hospitality are among the primary employers. "The week-to-week changes are much smaller than they were early in the COVID-19 period," he noted in the report.

 

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The worst won't be behind us if we keep pushing China into buying their commodities elsewhere just to try and prove that we're one of the big kids on the international stage

...so it's a coffee and camping led recovery...switch of our governments largess and then tell me it's all apples...what a sick joke...

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