Dawn chorus: Australian jobs surge
Ahead of Trans-Tasman bubble opening on Monday, Australia reports strong jobs growth and demand for workers; Risk grows of exodus of young Kiwis going for higher paid jobs and lower rents
TLDR: Jobs figures out in Australia yesterday showed faster-than-expected employment growth and a fall in the unemployment rate there to 5.6%, raising fears that the opening of the Trans-Tasman bubble on Monday could see an exodus of young, skilled workers across the Tasman for wages that are still 30-40% higher than here, and for rents around the Sydne…
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