Demand is at record highs for farmers, animal and plant specialists – not just restaurant and cafe workers.
Australia’s unemployment rate plunged to just 4.2 per cent in December, the lowest level since August 2008, as forced isolation of Omicron cases and their contacts creates major staff shortages.
In some states, unemployment has fallen to record lows of just 3.9 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics labour force data revealed on Thursday.
When it came to advertised jobs, demand has surged for farmers and farm managers separate data from the National Skills Commission showed.
Employer demand for those positions was the highest since January 2006, and other sectors too were desperately in need of staff.
Demand is at record highs for farmers, animal and plant specialists – not just hospitality and restaurant workers (pictured is Queensland farmer Matt Ferguson-Tait)
CommSec senior economist Ryan Felsman said unusually high summer rainfall in regional areas had boosted employment openings.
‘With the end of the drought, significant rainfall, improved seasonal…
