In an age of low unemployment in Australia, what about those locked out of the jobs market?
by Luke Henriques-Gomes Social affairs and inequality from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZD0K)
Governments have long ignored a fast-growing cohort of people who live with illness or disability that prevents them from working
As we herald this new age of record low unemployment, there is a little-known but long-term trend that ought to be injected into the public discourse.
The fact the Australian Bureau of Statistics unemployment rate has dipped dramatically in the past few months, and will potentially fall below 4% on Thursday, has been welcomed by the Coalition, Labor and economists as a good thing.
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