The Victorian Government has released its mid-year economic update, which projects that the state’s unemployment rate will rise to 9% by the end of September. This compares with 7.5% in June and 5.3% in January. The modelling also shows that gross state product could fall by $21 billion in 2020:
Overview
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic represents the biggest economic shock the world and Victoria have experienced since the Great Depression.
