Australia skilled migrants

Australia skilled migrants 2008-02-13

Report shows Australia needs more skilled migration

The Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) has published a report stating that Australia's growing labor requirements cannot be met by the native workforce and current levels of immigration. Australia's labor force growth has to a 1.2% annual average last year, compared to a 1.9% annual growth average for 1980 to 2005. The report stated that Australia will need to depend on more immigration to meet future labor requirements.