Businesses Lament Being Unable to Find Staff As Skill Shortage in Australia Kicks In

Businesses Lament Being Unable to Find Staff As Skill Shortage in Australia Kicks In
A cleaner works outside the entrance to the Westfield shopping centre during the Boxing Day sales on Dec. 26, 2020, in Sydney, Australia. David Gray/Getty Images
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Over one-quarter of Australian businesses are struggling to find suitable staff to fill job voids, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed in its June Insights into business conditions and sentiments.

ABS Head of Industry Statistics John Shepherd said 74 percent of businesses cited lack of applicants as a reason why they struggled to find staff, followed by job skill mismatch (66 percent) and international border closures (32 percent).