Australian Information
Figures for 2016 showed that an average of about 5.6% of Australian born people were unemployed during 2016.
This is much lower than the rate for new migrants to Australia, either skilled visa holder, or a partner visa etc., in the family stream … Read the rest
The COVID-19 coronavirus was responsible for a massive increase in unemployment, which reached over 1 million in July 2020.
The July 2020 unemployed figure was almost 300,000 higher than the 712,900 unemployed a year earlier in July 2019. An increase of 41.5%.
In October … Read the rest
In April 2020, the Australian Unemployment rate has increased from 5.2% to 6.2%.
The number of people classed as Unemployed increased by 104,500 to 823,300.
This figure released 14th May 2020.
Government support packages were introduced to keep people in employment, even of not actually working.
Many of these are … Read the rest
New Migrants often need to find work quickly once they arrive in Australia. It isn’t always easy, but it is now getting much worse.
The number of people losing their jobs following the effects of the COVID-19 virus is growing, and Cabinet ministers have … Read the rest
Seasonally Adjusted employment figures, released by the ABS on 18th July 2019, show that 500 more people are employed in June 2019, compared to May 2019.
However, those figures also show that the numbers of Unemployed increased by 6,600 in that same … Read the rest
There were 706,000 people unemployed in Australia in July 2018
There were 12,575,200 people employed in Australia in July 2018
Full-time employment increased 19,300 to 8,587,500, from June … Read the rest
There were 711,900 people unemployed in Australia in May 2017
There were 12,152,600 people employed in Australia in May 2017
Full-time employment increased 52,100 to 8,287,400
Part-time employment … Read the rest
There were 732,300 people unemployed in Australia in April 2017
There were 12,099,300 people employed in Australia in April 2017
Full-time employment decreased 11,600 to 8,227,400
Part-time employment … Read the rest
There were 714,600 people unemployed in Australia in November 2016
There were 11,949,300 people employed in Australia in November 2016
Full-time employment increased 39,300 to 8,166,200
Part-time employment decreased 200 to 3,807,000
The labour force under-utilisation … Read the rest
Employed
8,180,400 in Full-time employment
5,228,600 Males in Full-time employment
2,951,700 Females in Full-time employment
3,729,200 in Part-time employment
1,173,400 Males in Part-time employment
2,555,800 Females in Part-time employment
Unemployed
515,900 unemployed persons looking for full-time work
302,100 Males looking for full-time work
213,800 … Read the rest