Today – March 31 – is a day that employees, businesses, renters, borrowers, economists and social services have been dreading for months.
The past year has seen much talk of “zombie businesses” propped up by government stimuli payments. We are about to find out just how many walking dead are out there.. They are up 25 per cent compared to a year ago, with 38,000 more jobs advertised than in February, 2020. There are more than 50,000 new jobs being advertised in regional areas, including 12,000 admin jobs and 8700 IT jobs. The Regional Australia Institute has an interactive map on its website detailingThe National Skills Commission says among industries projected to have the largest employment growth is health care and social assistance – up by 249,500 jobs, or 14.2 per cent.
The Australian Capital Territory needs IT people, Tasmania is looking for extra doctors and nurses, while South Australia and Queensland need sales people.