Opinion

Fuzzy unemployment figures mask the reality of Australia's jobless situation

By Zoë Wundenberg
May 17 2022 - 5:25am
A 4 per cent unemployment rate sounds great at a press conference. If only that number were in any way accurate. Picture: AAP
A 4 per cent unemployment rate sounds great at a press conference. If only that number were in any way accurate. Picture: AAP

This week is National Careers Week - an apt time for an election to fall, with so many parliamentary jobs hanging in the balance.

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