Unemployment crisis hits the smaller states

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By Leith van Onselen

Roy Morgan Research (RMR) has released a new special report examining unemployment and underemployment across Australia’s states.

The report unemployment and under-employment are a growing problem in Australia’s four smallest States of Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania – all four of which now have total unemployment and under-employment above the national average:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.