A welcome break from the endless jabbering on coronavirus case numbers and absurd immigration rules shows job vacancies tearing to an all-time high of 396,100 in November, for a thumping 59 per cent year-on-year increase.
Job vacancies in November were absolutely miles above their pre-pandemic levels.
New South Wales saw an all-comers record of 120,900 job vacancies, while Victoria wasn't too far behind at 106,000, with substantial year-on-year increases seen across the board.
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I get that all this is divisive issue - heck, people on my Twitter feed are calling for permanent border closures, the construction of quarantine camps, lockdowns for the unvaccinated, making unvaccinated people pay for their own healthcare, and goodness knows what else.
Whatever, it's a personal blog: Australia needs to get the borders open as soon as practicable so that business and supply chains can function properly.
