The Labour Market
Summary of findings for LSIA 3
Compared with previous LSIAs:
- The unemployment rate at wave two of LSIA 3 was lower for most categories of migrants
- The participation rate in LSIA 3 was higher
- The likelihood of having a skilled job in LSIA 3 was slightly higher for Family and Business Skills/ENS/RSMS PAs, about the same for Offshore Independent PAs and less for Concessional Family/SAL PAs.
Employment outcomes at wave two
| Category | LSIA 1 | LSIA 2 | LSIA 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate (%) | |||
| Business Skills/ENS/RSMS | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Concessional Family/SAL | 18 | 6 | 4 |
| Family | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Offshore Independent | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Former Overseas Student | na | na | 3 |
| Participation rate (%) | |||
| Business Skills & Employment Nomination | 94 | 85 | 96 |
| Concessional Family | 85 | 87 | 88 |
| Family55 | 55 | 62 | 70 |
| Offshore Independent | 91 | 92 | 93 |
| Former Overseas Student | na | na | 95 |
| Chance of having skilled job (%) | |||
| Business Skills/ENS/RSMS | 83 | 82 | 88 |
| Concessional Family/SAL | 42 | 52 | 41 |
| Family | 14 | 23 | 28 |
| Offshore Independent | 69 | 74 | 71 |
| Former Overseas Student | na | na | 55 |
Source: Third Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia
Between wave one and wave two of LSIA 3 the unemployment rate of Skill stream PAs fell from nine per cent to three per cent. Unemployment rates for Family stream PAs fell from 20 per cent to six per cent.
Most PAs liked their current job. Satisfication was greatest for Business Skills/ENS/RSMS PAs with 85 per cent liking their job, and least for Former Overseas Student PAs and Concessional Family/SAL PAs (63 per cent). Only around two per cent of those surveyed actually disliked their job.
The majority of migrants also said that they were in their preferred occupation. They were more likely to be in their preferred occupation if they were Business Skills/ENS/RSMS PAs (94 per cent in preferred occupation) or Offshore Independents (84 per cent).
Tables and charts for LSIA 3
There are four tables and charts available in PDF format:
See: Using PDF Files
- Employment outcomes : wave one and wave two (10KB PDF file)
- Likelihood of job being skilled at wave two (10KB PDF file)
- Likelihood of working in preferred occupation (13KB PDF file)
- Proportion that like their job (13KB PDF file)