The ABS unemployment figures don’t reflect that true state of unemployment and under employment in Australia.

Much of the problem lies in quantifying a qualitative phenomenon. The methodology they use defines the issue away. It’s old fashioned and can’t measure those working casually in the old or digital economies.

Anyone who works in the employment services industry knows that there is a deep and dark groundswell of anger amongst the unemployed and those living on the margins of society.

They are extraordinarily angry with our politicians, business leaders and the media. Many have stopped reading newspapers and watching TV news. I can’t blame them. If you beat people around the head with a lie, they will turn on you.

I use my writing and political skills to get people short-listed for jobs. I get angry when the media and business lobby groups say there is no unemployment issue or that the situation is getting better as they point to the ABS figures.

Change is coming.

This opinion article in the Fairfax media gives a pretty good summation of the issue:

https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/we-ve-had-plenty-of-new-jobs-but-don-t-believe-the-numbers-20190222-p50zjl.html