Few “silver linings” in youth employment recovery

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By Leith van Onselen

Dr Patrick Carvalho, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), has written an interesting article at Business Spectator on the nascent recovery in youth unemployment, which is showing green shoots:

…underlying data shows youth unemployment has spiked not through outright lay-offs, but due to the positive activation of young Australians, with increasing labour market participation and employment figures.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.