Australia unemployment to soar to 11.1% by June

Re:Australia unemployment to soar to 11.1% by June by acchow on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @01:41AM (#22672299)

I think most readers wouldn't know how to interpret 11.1% unemployment. Is that good or bad? How good or bad?

It's like telling the average person that your geiger counter reads 3.6 roentgens. That doesn't mean anything to them.

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Re:Australia unemployment to soar to 11.1% by June by StrangeDoctor on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @01:45AM (#22672323)

Also state if that’s above/below target/limit/guideline/"we have no idea but it sounds nice"?

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Re:Australia unemployment to soar to 11.1% by June by chii on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @01:57AM (#22672379)

if you present the current unemployment rate in the article to give the reader some context, they will be able to conclude whether it's good or bad themselves.

Better yet, compare it to olden times like the great depression, and give the reader more context.

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Re:Australia unemployment to soar to 11.1% by June by dehrmann on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @02:01AM (#22672396)

For a country that hasn't had a recession in 25 years, it's really bad.

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