Australia - share of job search difficulties for those unemployed for over two years by reason 2019

In 2019, the most popular reason for job search difficulty for job seekers who were unemployed for over two years in Australia was being considered too young by employers, which was the main reason for approximately 75 percent of respondents.

Share of job search difficulties for unemployed job seekers of over two years in Australia in 2019, by reason

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Considered too young by employers	74.95%
Unsuitable hours	61.71%
Family responsibilities	47.61%
No feedback from employers	45.33%
No vacancies in line of work	39.49%
Language difficulties	39.03%
Too far to travel or transport problems	38.93%
No vacancies at all	37.19%
Considered too old by employers	26.76%
Other difficulties	26.52%
Considered too young or too old by employers	25.92%
Own ill health or disability	24.61%
Lacked necessary skills or education	22.79%
Insufficient work experience	22.15%
Too many applicants for available jobs	18.95%

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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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