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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Cait Kelly Inequality reporter

There are 26 jobseekers for every entry-level position in Australia, report finds

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Unemployment has fallen but the number of Australians with barriers to work has barely shifted in eight years, Anglicare’s annual Jobs Snapshot has found. Photograph: Sergey Nazarov/Alamy

A lack of suitable jobs and a trend towards insecure work is locking hundreds of thousands of people in poverty, according to a new report that finds there are 26 jobseekers for every entry-level position in Australia.

Anglicare’s annual Jobs Snapshot found that of the 26 people out of work for each entry-level position, 18 are technically “long-term” unemployed, meaning they have been out of the workforce for more than 12 months.

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