{
  "id": 9673151,
  "title": "Victoria: the unemployment state",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/victoria-the-unemployment-state",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T01:30:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/09/victoria-the-unemployment-state-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Westpac has some useful charts that break down national trends. The jobs growth downtrend has paused. Hours worked still look sick. We all drive for Uber now. Jobless uptrend rock solid. Underutilisation too. Kids copping it. The RBA loves the smell of burning childern in the morning. The more the better. Bedpan breakdown? Female unemployment The post Victoria: the unemployment state appeared…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}