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Jobless rise to hit 10pc: Treasury

Australia is headed for double digit unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the spike in joblessness would be twice as bad were it not for the $130 billion JobKeeper payment, new Treasury analysis reveals.

The analysis, to be released on Tuesday, estimates that the unemployment rate will climb from the pre-pandemic level of 5.1 per cent recorded for February, to a peak of 10 per cent in the June quarter.

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