Indicator: Unemployment

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What we know from research

What the data indicates about Mildura
UNEMPLOYMENT
At the time of the last census (2001) the rate of unemployment within the labour force of the Mildura sub-regions, with the exception of Mildura Central (7.2%), was generally below that of Regional Victoria (7.3%). Of the remaining five areas only one, Merbein (6.8%), exceeded the Melbourne unemployment rate of 6.7%.
Using New Start allowance data it is possible to gain an overview of the protracted unemployment of people dependent upon assistance and out of work for upwards of two years. In 2001, with the exception of Ouyen which had a comparatively low rate of workers unemployed for 2+ years, the remaining localities of Mildura were within + or – 1% of the Regional Victorian average (3.3%) but exceeded the comparative rate in Melbourne (2.4%). In keeping with the (estimated) reductions in the number of 24+ months New Start recipients in Melbourne and Regional Victoria by 2005, the rates in Mildura’s sub-regions remained fairly stable the major changes being an increase of 0.5% in Central Mildura and a decrease of equivalent magnitude in Merbein. The fact that 24 months+ recipients accounted for a slightly higher proportion of people receiving New Start allowances in 2005 than in 2001 suggests that the group of continuing unemployed contains a higher proportion of hard-to-place workers.

COMPARATIVE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT (2001)
Source: Table B22 2001 Census of Population and Housing

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	Upward trend			Progress away from desired direction
	Downward trend
	No observable trend		Progress towards desired direction
	Under construction

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 6 February 2007