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Yesterday’s ABS labour force release for December revealed a mixed outcome for Australia’s youth labour market – i.e. those aged 15 to 24 years old – with annual jobs growth falling, but unemployment and underemployment improving.
The trend headline unemployment rate fell further to 11.59% in December:
However, total employment growth for those aged 15-24 years also fell to 0.6% in December, and has dived over the past year, badly underperforming the rest of the labour market (2.3% growth):
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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.
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