The most recent unemployment figures released on April 14th show that only 4% of the
labour force across Australia was unemployed in March 2022.
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But what are the employment prospects for Australian Sport Scientists entering in
the labour force now and in the future? No doubt the industry was disrupted over the
past 2 years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the accreditation standards
set forth by Exercise Sport Science Australia (ESSA) that have been adopted by Australian
Universities when training their sport science students should have ensured the development
of a rigorous set of graduate skills and qualities, which in many cases can be transferrable
to a variety of settings.- Australian Bureau of Statistics
Labour Force, Australia. Headline estimates of employment, unemployment, underemployment,
participants and hours worked from the monthly Labour Force Survey.
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/mar-2022
Date accessed: April 16, 2022
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References
- Labour Force, Australia. Headline estimates of employment, unemployment, underemployment, participants and hours worked from the monthly Labour Force Survey.(Reference Period: March, 2022)https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/mar-2022Date accessed: April 16, 2022
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Publication history
Accepted:
April 7,
2022
Received in revised form:
April 3,
2022
Received:
October 1,
2021
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