Hewson's View: Employment challenges significant

By John Hewson
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:11am, first published December 12 2019 - 7:00pm
Unwanted: The largest age group receiving the unemployment benefit, Newstart, are those aged over 55. Picture: Shutterstock
Unwanted: The largest age group receiving the unemployment benefit, Newstart, are those aged over 55. Picture: Shutterstock

The government proudly boasts that it has created some 1.3 million jobs since coming to government, and has achieved the lowest unemployment rate in seven years. It has committed to create a further 1.25 million jobs over the next five years, 1 in 5 of which will be for young people.

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