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18 Feb, 7 tweets, 1 min read

There are eight Australians on #JobSeeker for every job vacancy.

There are seven Australians on JobSeeker for every job vacancy in New South Wales.

There are nine Australians on JobSeeker for every job vacancy in Queensland.

There are eight Australians on JobSeeker for every job vacancy in Victoria.

There are seven Australians on JobSeeker for every job vacancy in Western Australia.

There are 12 Australians on JobSeeker for every job vacancy in South Australia.

There are 17 Australians on JobSeeker for every job vacancy in Tasmania.

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