Updating and expanding our model forecasts; Cairns unemployment to peak close to 14%

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Pete Faulkner - Cairns, COVID-19, Jobs, QLD, Townsville, Uncategorized

Yesterday saw the ABS release the first of their weekly releases looking at payroll and wages data. This new data set, well in advance of the full April Labour Force survey, gives us a first opportunity (albeit with some caveats and reservations) to see the impact of the COVID-19 inspired …read more