Australia's employment system is ‘broken’, new analysis of the labour market shows

Anglicare Australia's latest Jobs Availability Snapshot says the country’s labour market is in need of significant reform.

Construction workers are seen in Sydney, Thursday, May 16, 2019

Construction workers are seen in Sydney Source: AAP

Australia's employment system is "broken", according to new analysis of the labour market.

Anglicare Australia's Jobs Availability Snapshot 2019 found one in seven jobseekers face barriers when it comes to finding work - such as those who didn’t finish Year 12, or older workers who lost their jobs later in life - and it takes them an average of five years to find a job.

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