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Re:Australia unemployment to soar to 11.1% by June by docdeek on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @01:27AM (#22672227)
What adjective would you use to describe a rise in the unemployment rate from around 5% to above 11% in three months?

I understand and agree with the idea that emotionally laden words don’t always add much to the story, but in this case I think ‘soar’ is probably close to the mark. Australia’s unemployment rate peaked at 11.2% in 1992, and has only gone above 7% for a couple of months in the last 20 years.

https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/australia/unemployment...

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Re:Australia unemployment to soar to 11.1% by June by drstewart on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @01:33AM (#22672253)
"Australia unemployment may rise to 11.1% by June" would be a reasonable headline for this specific article.
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Re:Australia unemployment to soar to 11.1% by June by andrewash on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @01:43AM (#22672308)
CNN engagement will plunge with these kind of neutral titles
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Re:Australia unemployment to soar to 11.1% by June by jsemrau on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @01:57AM (#22672378)
Australian unemployment may double by June ?
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Re:Australia unemployment to soar to 11.1% by June by mygo on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @09:13PM (#22680985)
“Australia may see a rise in the unemployment rate from around 5% to above 11% in three months“
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Re:Australia unemployment to soar to 11.1% by June by rimliu on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @01:35AM (#22672267)
"Doubles".
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