Nearly 90% of jobseekers unable to get long-term work despite millions spent on private job agencies

By Cait Kelly Inequality reporter · The Guardian World

Employment department’s annual report shows just 11.7% of jobseekers ended up with jobs lasting at least 26 weeks last year Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s private employment services are failing to get jobseekers into long-term work, despite costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year, department documents show. Just 11.7% of jobseekers in Australia found long-term employment through a job provider in the latest financial year, according to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’ annual report. Continue reading...