Australian labour market continues to scold youth

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By Leith van Onselen

Thursday’s ABS labour force release for March revealed yet more bad news for those aged 15 to 24 years old that are looking for a job.

The trend headline unemployment rate rose from 13.05% in February to 13.08%:

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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.