Perth hit by youth jobs crisis

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The West Australian has today documented the youth labour crisis afflicting Perth:

Perth’s youth unemployment crisis is being exacerbated by the collapse of bars, restaurants and retailers across the city.

More than one in seven young jobseekers are desperate for work, with more than 32,000 under-24s unemployed.

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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.