Businesses under pressure due to a chronic staff shortage

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that unemployment is still at only 4.6 per cent - even though nearly 140,000 people lost their jobs last month.

Sydney cafe owner Anthony Iacono. Source: SBS

Highlights

• Around 138,000 people lost their jobs in September.
• Unemployment rate in Australia only rose from 4.5 to 4.6 per cent.
• With staff shortages, there are calls to increase migration levels.

But businesses are grappling with staff shortages due to the pandemic-induced closure of international borders causing a plunge in Australia

 

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