Labour market conditions deteriorated during June 2019. The unemployment rate rose to 7.9 per cent in June 2019. It was lower at 7.2 per cent a month ago, in May. And it was much lower at 5.8 per cent a year ago in June 2018. The unemployment rate in June 2019 was, in fact, the highest in 33 months i.e. since September 2016. The June 2019 unemployment rate also confirms a steadily rising trend in the unemployment rate seen since July 2017.
The unemployment rate had risen sharply initially during the month of June 2019. During the week ended June
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