Thousands of Australians locked out of employment as entry-level jobs dry up, survey suggests

Anglicare recommends increasing jobseeker payments so people can focus on searching for jobs and not worry about surviving on sub-poverty benefits. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Thousands of Australians have been locked out of the job market and trapped in unemployment for years as entry-level jobs slowly disappear and no longer meet demand.

The findings are in a snapshot of Australia’s available jobs for this year by Anglicare Australia which urged compulsory participation of Workforce Australia and mutual obligations be scrapped considering its failing getting people into work.