The Australian Labour Market in the 1990s
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چکیده
Since the mid 1970s the historically high unemployment rate in Australia has been a major issue of concern to policy-makers. A related issue has been the widening distribution of employment with substantial growth in the number of households with no employed persons, alongside strong growth in the number of households with two or more persons working. There has also been a widening distribution of earnings amongst the employed workforce.
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