1. Mineral workforce deficiency.
- Author
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Le Mesurier, Kristen
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LABOR supply , *INDUSTRIAL workers , *EMPLOYMENT forecasting , *MINERAL industries , *HUMAN capital - Abstract
The article presents a report on labor supply in the minerals industry, released by the Mineral Council of Australia. The report cautions that a labor shortage of 70,000 workers will occur in the sector by 2016, unless the supply of labor boosts. Additionally, employment is expected to increase by 76 percent over the next ten years, with a workforce shortage of 42,000 and 15,000 in Western Australia and Queensland.
- Published
- 2006