Unsackable boomer tells jobless Millennials to harden up

Leith van Onselen

Friday, 24 July 2020

Australia’s youth have been some of the biggest victims of COVID-19.

Not only has youth unemployment spiked to around triple the rest of the labour market:

Australia’s youth have lost jobs at roughly four times the rate of the rest of the labour market:

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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.