EDITORIAL | Jobless rate has fallen, but let’s not get too excited
The wider context, including the petrol price hike and latest food cost data, suggests we have no reason to celebrate
31 May 2022 - 19:37
The announcement on Tuesday that the country’s unemployment rate fell for the first time in seven quarters to 34.5% from 35.3% in the final three months of 2021 should, under normal circumstances, give us hope...
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