Victoria's jobless rate hits 12-year high

By Josh Gordon
Updated July 11 2014 - 5:08am, first published 12:15am
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine. Photo: Ken Irwin
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine. Photo: Ken Irwin

Rising unemployment could become a political headache for the Napthine government ahead of the November state election, with Victoria’s unemployment rate reaching its highest level for more than a decade with the loss of almost 16,000 jobs over the past year.

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