ABS Reports 1.2 Million Australians Without Jobs Wanted Employment

On 28 October 2026, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released its 2025–26 report on barriers and incentives to labour-force participation. It found that approximately 1.2 million people aged 18–75 without paid employment wanted a job, highlighting opportunities for recruitment firms, workforce-development providers and employment advisers. HPC can support organisations with workforce forecasting, skills-gap analysis, recruitment analytics and employee-planning systems.

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