Yesterday’s ABS labour force release for April revealed a weakening Australian youth labour market – i.e. those aged 15 to 24 years old.
The trend headline unemployment rate rose from 12.53% in March to 12.63% in April:
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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.
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