Regional productivity, local labour markets, and migration in Australia

This paper offers an overview of recent trends in regional employment and productivity, and describes the characteristics and geographic distribution of migrants in Australia. Additionally, it provides insights on the relationship between migration, employment, and productivity at the regional level in Australia as well as in other OECD regions. It shows that migrants in Australia are more likely to live in metropolitan regions and have much higher average education relative to native-born than in other OECD countries. Yet, despite their higher level of education, migrants have lower employmen ... Show more

Authors: Hesse, Jasper; Ozguzel, Cem

Published: Paris, France, OECD, 2023

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 51 p.

Access item: https://doi.org/10.1787/3cc8f669-en

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