The labour market dynamics of Indigenous Australians

Bibliographic Data

ID2398823
AuthorsMatthew Gray (0000-0001-6561-524X, Australian National University, corresponding author), Brittany Hunter (0000-0003-0362-4882, Australian National University, corresponding author), Boyd Hunter
Year2005
Volume41
Issue4
Pages386-405
Publication date2005-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1440-7833 • E-ISSN: 1741-2978
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1440783305058474
OpenAlexW2160904630
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited11

To date, the analysis of the reasons for the labour market disadvantage of Indigenous Australians has been constrained by the absence of longitudinal data on labour force status. This article uses the only extant large-scale longitudinal survey of the labour force outcomes of Indigenous Australians to analyse both labour market dynamics and the determinants of labour market success. The analysis reveals high rates of movements between labour force states by Indigenous Australians and that the Indigenous unemployed were around one-half as likely to move to employment over a 15-month period as were the non-Indigenous unemployed. The analysis presented in this article highlights the need for further longitudinal surveys of the labour market and social circumstances of Indigenous Australians

Demographic economics · Disadvantage · Economics · Extant taxon · Indigenous · Labour economics · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal study · Political science · Sociology · Demography · Education Systems and Policy · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Mining and Resource Management

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