the coronavirus pandemic had claimed at least 490,300 jobs in the Australian state of new South Wales alone. Unsurprisingly, Australia's second most populated state, Victoria, also recorded the second largest number of jobs lost.
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news.com.au. (May 12, 2020). Number of jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia in 2020, by state and territory (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117356/australia-jobs-lost-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-state/
news.com.au. "Number of jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia in 2020, by state and territory (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117356/australia-jobs-lost-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-state/
news.com.au. (2020). Number of jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia in 2020, by state and territory (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117356/australia-jobs-lost-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-state/
news.com.au. "Number of Jobs Lost during The Covid-19 Pandemic in Australia in 2020, by State and Territory (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117356/australia-jobs-lost-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-state/
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Number of jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia in 2020, by state and territory (in 1,000s) [Graph], news.com.au, May 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117356/australia-jobs-lost-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-state/