Australia - share of male job seekers by main job search difficulty 2019

In 2019, being considered too young by employers was the leading difficulty for men who experienced job search issues in Australia, at approximately 49.6 percent. Following closely behind were language difficulties, with around 43 percent of respondents stating this was their main job search difficulty.

Share of unemployed male job seekers in Australia in 2019, by main job search difficulty

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Considered too young by employers	49.64%
Language difficulties	42.78%
Family responsibilities	41%
No feedback from employers	38.02%
Unsuitable hours	20.59%
Too far to travel or transport problems	18.23%
No vacancies at all	17.64%
No vacancies in line of work	16.7%
Considered too young or too old by employers	16.67%
Considered too old by employers	16.09%
Own ill health or disability	15%
Lacked necessary skills or education	13.83%
Other difficulties	12.12%
Insufficient work experience	10.68%
Too many applicants for available jobs	10.64%

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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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