Senate debates

Thursday, 17 September 2009

Questions without Notice

Economy

2:07 pm

Photo of Nick SherryNick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Unfortunately the report’s assessment of the outlook for workers in OECD countries, other than Australia, is particularly grim. They are forecasting some 57 million people will be without jobs across advanced economies by the end of next year. This will be an almost doubling of unemployment since the beginning of 2008—

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