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Mature Age Workers: The opportuni4es and barriers to
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Informa Skilling Australia Summit 30 June-‐1 July 2014 Prof. Linda Hancock
overview
• Snapshot ageing workforce and Mature age migrant workers
• Barriers and facilitators to par4cipa4on for mature age mul4cultural background workers
• The u4lity of transi4onal labour market theory an its focus on targeted training for enhancing public policy in this area
• Policy issues in light of debates on raising the re4rement age in Australia.
Industry profile M/A workers 2001-‐2011
• Major differences in the industry profile of mature aged workers in Australia between 2001 and 2011:
• Increase in the total number of mature-‐aged workers, from 2,680,000 (32%) to 3,691,000 (37%).
• Increase in the number working in Health Care and Social Assistance (increased from 314,000 to 524,000; 39% to 45%).
• Increase in number working in Manufacturing (from 334,000 to 362,000) as total persons working in manufacturing fell (from 1,010,000 to 903,000). Propor4on increased from 33% to 40%.
• Increase in number working in Transport, Postal and Warehousing (increased from 135,000 to 220,000; from 38% to 46%).
Industry Profile of mature aged workers born in a non-‐main English speaking country between 2001 and 2011:
• Increase in number working in Health from 50,000 to 91,000. In 2011, 8% of all Health workers were mature aged workers born in a non-‐main English speaking country, compared with 6% in 2001.
• Increase in number working in Accommoda4on and Food Services from 25,000 to 45,000. In 2011, 7% of all Accommoda4on and Food Service workers were mature aged workers born in a non-‐main English speaking country, compared with 6% in 2001.
• Increase in number working in Educa4on, from 27,000 to 42,000 Propor4on of all Educa4on workers who were mature aged persons born in a non-‐main English speaking country remained at 5%.
• Number of mature aged workers born in a non-‐main English speaking country working in Transport and Warehousing more than doubled, from 17,000 to 40,000 of.
Migrant and M/A unemployment
• For migrants arriving in the past 20 years, both all ages and mature-‐age, have high unemployment rates (8.1% and 6.2% respec4vely) compared with all Australian residents (5.6% for all ages and 3.9% for mature-‐age persons).
• Recent female migrants have an especially high unemployment rate (9.5%).
Overseas born a higher propor4on of 45-‐64 year olds