Unemployed Mature Male Statistics For Australia
The Courier-Mail Wednesday, August 16th, 2000
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| 63 percent of Australian workers who have given up actively seeking a job are over the age of 45 years |
| 40 percent of men aged 45 to 55 years are underemployed |
| Two thirds of 45 to 55-year-olds have low literacy levels. |
| 40 percent of the unemployed over age 45 live outside state capitals. |
| Long-term unemployment is highest among the 45 to 54-year-old age group. |
| Average duration of unemployment is 150 weeks and rising. |