Nearly one in three Australian businesses is having trouble finding employees due to a low number of job applications and applicants’ lack of skills.
The Business Conditions and Sentiments report for June by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) found that businesses in the accommodation and food services sector were most affected by labour shortages as 51 percent reported difficulty finding qualified staff.
This was followed by education and training at 47 percent and administrative and support services at 43 percent.
Businesses cited insufficient job applications (79 percent) and applicants not having the necessary skills (59 percent) as the most common reasons for the lack of staff….