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"In 2008 Australia’s federal, state and territory governments set the goal of
halving the employment gap between First Nations Australians and others within
a decade. That required, by 2018, lifting the employment rate for First Nations
Australians from 48% to 60%, with the rate for other Australians being 72%.
So how are things going? Not well.
At the 2021 census the employment rate for First Nations Australians was 51%,
while the rate for other Australians was 74%.
Assuming the employment rate for other Australians does not change, the rate of
incremental gains in First Nations employment since 2008 suggests that closing
the employment gap is going to take 100 years.
We have analysed the employment data published by the Australian Bureau of
Statistics to get a more granular picture of why so little progress has been
made.
Our results show the ongoing problems of low educational attainment and lack of
employment opportunities in rural and remote areas, where the majority of First
Nations Australians live."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
