Australia: share of job search difficulties for job seekers of less than a year by reason

In 2019, the leading job search difficulty for those who were unemployed job seekers of less than a year in Australia was receiving no feedback from employers, which was a main reason for approximately 33.3 percent of respondents.

Share of job search difficulties for unemployed job seekers of less than one year in Australia in 2019, by reason

Characteristic	Share of respondents
No feedback from employers	33.31%
Considered too young by employers	27.98%
Language difficulties	24.4%
No vacancies at all	18.05%
Considered too old by employers	17.7%
Own ill health or disability	17.1%
Too far to travel or transport problems	15.94%
Family responsibilities	15.58%
Considered too young or too old by employers	15.06%
Unsuitable hours	13.18%
Lacked necessary skills or education	10.85%
No vacancies in line of work	10.12%
Insufficient work experience	9.9%
Other difficulties	8.66%
Too many applicants for available jobs	8.07%

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Release date

July 2019

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

February 2019

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

Note: The survey excludes those who are members of the permanent defense forces, certain diplomatic personnel of overseas governments who are customarily excluded from the Census and estimated populations, short term overseas residents in Australia, and members of non-Australian defense forces and their dependents.

Sample size and survey methodology not explicitly specified.

Values have been rounded.

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