Disadvantaged jobseekers face tough odds finding work

Anglicare Australia report finds low-skilled work hard to come by despite hot job market

The most disadvantaged out-of-work Australians are competing with overqualified jobseekers for a dwindling proportion of entry-level positions, a new report says.

Confirming a continuing reduction in the proportion of low-skill jobs in the labour market amid a jobs boom nationally, the findings were evidence that the low rate of Newstart was “absolutely irrational”, according to the executive director of Anglicare Australia.

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