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In this article, the Daily Mail delved into the concerning trend of a drastic decline in available jobs for tradesmen across Australia, sparked by the nation's struggling property market.
Key Points:
- Australia's declining property market is causing a significant decrease in available jobs for tradesmen, with a 20% drop in the past year.
- Adelaide experienced the largest decline, losing 23% of trade jobs, followed by Sydney with a 19% drop.
- Other major cities like Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth also recorded decreases in trade job availability.
- CEO of ServiceSeeking.com.au, Jeremy Levitt, attributes the decline to the property market's "free fall," suggesting it's a leading indicator of the Australian economy's health.
- The data reveals significant decreases in job availability in specific suburbs, with some experiencing drops as high as 64-74%.
- Tradies in Adelaide, particularly in suburbs like Aldgate, have been severely impacted.
- A list of the worst affected suburbs for finding trade work in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide is provided, indicating the extent of the issue across different areas.
Read the full article here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6845371/Fears-tradie-apocalypse-number-jobs-available-workers-plunges-20-year.html