Australia: share of female job seekers by main job search difficulty

In 2019, receiving no feedback from employers was the leading difficulty for women who experienced job search issues in Australia, at approximately 31.1 percent. Following closely behind was being considered too young, with around 29 percent of respondents stating this was their main job search difficulty.

Share of unemployed female job seekers in Australia in 2019, by main job search difficulty

Characteristic	Share of respondents
No feedback from employers	31.1%
Considered too young by employers	28.85%
Language difficulties	26.17%
Too far to travel or transport problems	22.04%
Unsuitable hours	21.5%
No vacancies at all	19.55%
Considered too old by employers	18.12%
Family responsibilities	16.43%
Lacked necessary skills or education	15.29%
Own ill health or disability	15.23%
No vacancies in line of work	15.18%
Considered too young or too old by employers	15.09%
Other difficulties	11.82%
Too many applicants for available jobs	10.6%
Insufficient work experience	9.89%

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Release date

July 2019

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

February 2019

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

Note: The survey excludes those who are members of the permanent defense forces, certain diplomatic personnel of overseas governments who are customarily excluded from the Census and estimated populations, short term overseas residents in Australia, and members of non-Australian defense forces and their dependents.

Sample size and survey methodology not explicitly specified.

Values have been rounded.

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