Australia unemployment statistics: 106 jobseekers for every vacant job – NEWS.com.au

Jobseekers are competing with more people for fewer jobs amid the current economic recession spurred on by the pandemic which has seen unemployment rise to 7 per cent. A new study released by Anglicare shows that there are a staggering 106 jobseekers for every entry-level job.
This comes as the ABS has released data today showing an increase in unemployment to 6.9 per cent.
The number of unemployed people hit 937,000 for September – that’s 11,300 more people in now unemployed in just a month.
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