The global scourge of youth unemployment

Monday 29 August 2016

This blog has devoted significant effort highlighting the perilous employment situation facing Australia’s youth, whereby unemployment is stuck at an alarmingly high 13.0%, versus 4.2% unemployment for the rest of the labour market:

Full-time jobs have been disappearing fast:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.