The Australian Industrial Transformation Institute’s monthly report based on the ABS Labour Force Survey data for April 2020 in South Australia showed that in Seasonally Adjusted terms:

• Total employment decreased by 40,812 (-5.0%) to 813,700 persons. Over the past year, employment in South Australia has decreased by 42,122 (-5.2%).

• Unemployment increased by 5,614 (8.9%) to 62,939 people, and the unemployment rate increased by 0.9% to 7.2%.

• Total underutilisation has increased by 47,742 (23.8%) to 201,000 people, and the underutilisation rate increased by 6.1% to 22.9%.

• Compared to last year, total underutilisation has increased by 8.0% from a level of 135,696.

Nationally, employment decreased by 594,280 (-4.8%) while the number of people unemployed increased by 104,455 (12.7%) and the unemployment rate increased by 1.0% to 6.2%.

See the full report here