| Description |
44 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Issues in society ; v. 210 |
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Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 210
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Unemployment in Australia. Jobs galore : things haven't been this good in 22 years -- Calculating the unemployment rate -- Unemployed persons -- Job vacancies -- Hidden unemployment -- Getting a full-time job can still be hard work -- Be easier just to flog those jobless pests -- Wanted : a working model -- Be inventive with incentives -- Ch. 2. Groups at risk and the long-term jobless. Groups at risk of joblessness -- The problem of long-term unemployment -- A five-point strategy to reduce unemployment -- Statistics, risks and costs relating to youth uemployment in Australia -- Youth unemployment trends -- Unemployment among older workers -- Coping with unemployment -- Glossary |
| Summary |
Lifts the lid on the extent of 'hidden unemployment' and underemployment and explores options for reducing unemployment and reforming welfare dependency. It also focuses on the groups most at risk of joblessness; and looks at the issues involved in long-term unemployment and youth unemployment in particular |
| Analysis |
Labour market (Australia) |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography, page 43 |
| Subject |
Unemployment -- Australia.
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Disguised unemployment -- Australia.
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| Author |
Healey, Justin.
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| LC no. |
00002558 |
| ISBN |
1920801197 paperback |
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