Adios JobKeeper. Aussie employment hits record high

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Roy Morgan Research has released its labour force survey for April, which reveals that Australian employment hit a record high 13 million in April, with the unemployment rate also falling another 2.4% to 9.0%:

Roy Morgan unemployment

Australia’s stunning labour market recovery continued in April.

Almost everything is headed in the right direction as the economy powers through the end of JobKeeper:

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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.