Reality Bites: Australia's Youth Unemployment in a Millenial Era

The Brotherhood of St Laurence has published a report titled "Reality Bites: Australia's Youth Unemployment in a Millennial Era."  Despite widespread media reporting on Australia's falling unemployment rate, the unemployment rate amongst young people is more than double that for the whole population. This high rate of unemployment amongst young people accelerated following the global financial crisis in 2008, and alongside this increase has been an increase in the number of young people who are unemployed long term (more than one year).

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