Unemployment falls: The Prime Minister is live | SBS News

Unemployment falls: The Prime Minister is live | SBS News

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says more must be done to bolster Australia's economic recovery from the coronavirus recession as unemployment figures fell to the lowest level since the pandemic struck. Mr Morrison has also defended the impending end of JobKeeper wage subsidy support at the end of March against concerns this could lead to a spike in job losses. The unemployment rate fell to 5.8 per cent in February - down from 6.3 per cent in January. Read more: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/scott-mor... Subscribe for more live media conferences from SBS News or visit sbs.com.au/news You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Apple News and Twitter.