Businesses under pressure due to a chronic staff shortage

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Sydney cafe owner Anthony Iacono. Source: SBS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that unemployment is still at only 4.6 per cent - even though nearly 140,000 people lost their jobs last month.


Highlights
  • Around 138,000 people lost their jobs in September.
  • Unemployment rate in Australia only rose from 4.5 to 4.6 per cent.
  • With staff shortages, there are calls to increase migration levels.
But businesses are grappling with staff shortages due to the pandemic-induced closure of international borders causing a plunge in Australia

 


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