Let's break down how absurd this is.
Jeremy currently lives in a very small town near the border of 2 "employment regions" – arbitrary boundaries made by the gov.
He's just inside the Bendigo ER, moving to Ballarat ER. From a town of ~4k ppl to a city of more than 100,000.
Jeremy currently lives in a very small town near the border of 2 "employment regions" – arbitrary boundaries made by the gov.
He's just inside the Bendigo ER, moving to Ballarat ER. From a town of ~4k ppl to a city of more than 100,000.
https://twitter.com/JeremyPoxon/status/1479296674010841090
The reason this will have been flagged in the system is because the Bendigo and Ballarat *employment regions* – meaningless boundaries – have different unemployment rates.
Bendigo ER has an unemployment rate of 4.3% and 7500 people in jobactive. Ballarat is 4% and 6800.
Bendigo ER has an unemployment rate of 4.3% and 7500 people in jobactive. Ballarat is 4% and 6800.
Bendigo ER working age pop is 102k ppl. Ballarat: 104k.
These places. Are basically. The same.
He's moving from a town of 4k ppl, so what difference does it make to his prospects whether he moves an hr in one direction or an hr in the other?
None. They just want to punish him.
These places. Are basically. The same.
He's moving from a town of 4k ppl, so what difference does it make to his prospects whether he moves an hr in one direction or an hr in the other?
None. They just want to punish him.
For what it's worth, here are the unemployment rates in Melbourne.
West: 6.6%
North West: 7.6%
North East: 4.8%
South East: 5.7%
Inner: 5.1%
Luckily Jeremy didn't have the temerity to expect to be able to live less than a very long commute away from his partner.
West: 6.6%
North West: 7.6%
North East: 4.8%
South East: 5.7%
Inner: 5.1%
Luckily Jeremy didn't have the temerity to expect to be able to live less than a very long commute away from his partner.
Excellent point. We're in the era of it being totally normal to work from home
Many ppl on JS are trying to establish themselves as sole traders (I'm not on JS, but sometimes get income this way). But ur not allowed to move to a cheaper area while you do.
Many ppl on JS are trying to establish themselves as sole traders (I'm not on JS, but sometimes get income this way). But ur not allowed to move to a cheaper area while you do.
https://twitter.com/justanotheramy/status/1479311728609349633?s=20
If you want to look at the unemployment rate, number of people in jobactive and other stats for where you live, you can do so on the Labour Market Information Portal: lmip.gov.au/maps.aspx?laye…
If you want to look at the number and type of advertised jobs in your region (hint: many advertised jobs are highly specialised, # of vacancies is not equivalent to # of job opportunities), you can do so via the Regional Job Vacancies Map: regionalaustralia.org.au/home/regional-…
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