Youth labour market begins to deteriorate

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By Leith van Onselen

The housing bubble-induced recovery in the nation’s labour market continues to lower youth unemployment, with the trend unemployment rate for those aged 15 to 24 years old falling ever so slightly for the 18th consecutive month to 12.2%, versus 4.5% unemployment for the rest of the labour market (see next chart).

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Youth unemployment is now at its lowest level since August 2013.

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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.