Better migrant job matching could boost Australian economy by $6 billion annually

A new report from the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre says better matching skilled migrants with jobs could boost the economy by $6 billion annually.

People walk on the streets of the CBD in Sydney, Wednesday, September 4, 2019 Source: AAP

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Published 1 November 2019 8:30am

Updated 12 August 2022 3:22pm

By Stephanie Corsetti, Evan Young

Presented by Justin Sungil Park

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Improving job matching services for migrants could deliver $6 billion to the Australian economy each year, according to a new report.

The report from the independent Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) suggests helping migrants find a job at a similar skill level to those they had in their country of origin would give the Australian economy yearly multi-million dollar injections.

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