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.

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Published 16 October 2019 9:42am

Updated 12 August 2022 3:22pm

By Amy Hall, Sonia Lal

Presented by Justin Sungil Park

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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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