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Title: Increasing Employment Participation in Australia and How to Finance It.
Author : Australian Bulletin of Labour
Release Date : January 01, 2006
Genre: Business & Personal Finance,Books,
Pages : * pages
Size : 284 KB

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Abstract This paper considers the optimal combination of policies that maximise the opportunities for paid employment while also being acceptable in terms of the income distribution effects. While the official unemployment rate has remained relatively low over recent years, the growth in full time employment has been 'sluggish'. The officially unemployed comprise only part of the picture of labour supply. In addition we need to take into account those unemployed who have disengaged from the labour market (who might be enticed back under the right conditions) and those who are underemployed-typically part-time workers working less hours than desired. Adding these three groups together gives a more realistic account of the potential labour supply of those wanting more work (estimated at 11 per cent). These three groups have in common low educational levels or lack of opportunity at their current skill level and barriers to employment, indicating a role for government in terms of employment generation and facilitation.