Williams unemployment rate

[LandyAndy]

Hey Guys
Just letting you know WE arent sucking up our share of the countrys dole payments:cool::cool::cool::cool:.
Was an article in this mornings West Australian.
Our unemployment rate(Williams) is rated at one of the lowest in the country,a HUGE 0.7%!!!!
No wonder we can never get hold of any casuals!!!!
There was another shire a few hundred ks away,Kent came in at 0.5%
Andrew

[Sprint]

kinda like one of the towns around here...... only one house in the entire town that isnt owned by the mine, and that belongs to the butcher so if youre not working for the mine, you either live in the caravan park or you dont live in the town.... and not too many people can afford the caravan park without a job.....

[clean32]

mythical towns.

just watched a program on some place that cant get staff so rely on backpackers. some other station owners saying they advertise but never get anyone. PHA what a crock, Google gives nothing, there never any jobs like that in the papers and if there is something like that it pays 1 bigmac an hour bla bla. its just all feel good aussie propaganda.

[LandyAndy]

No company housing here,shire rents out 8 houses to shire employees,the rest is private owned/rentals.
It is hard to get a rental,and yes extras are living in the caravan park.
Andrew

[LandyAndy]

Sorry Clean
try again!!!!
GOOGLE WHAT????
MYTHICAL WHAT????
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT SA WATER!!!!!
Andrew

[Bigbjorn]

kinda like one of the towns around here...... only one house in the entire town that isnt owned by the mine, and that belongs to the butcher so if youre not working for the mine, you either live in the caravan park or you dont live in the town.... and not too many people can afford the caravan park without a job.....

In and near Brisbane 30% to 50% & more of permanent residents of caravan parks are in receipt of benefits or pensions. In many parks no more than 1/3 of permanent residents have employment of any kind, casual, part time, or full time.

[rovercare]

In and near Brisbane 30% to 50% & more of permanent residents of caravan parks are in receipt of benefits or pensions. In many parks no more than 1/3 of permanent residents have employment of any kind, casual, part time, or full time.

Thats because its not "unemployment" if your on disability, parental welfare, Austudy etc:D

[Jamo]

Andrew, is it because you have to pay people to live in Williams?:p

[LandyAndy]

At least we dont rely on the mining companies to put the LEAD in our pencils Jamo:p:p:p:p:p
Andrew

[p38arover]

When I retire in a few weeks time, I may want to travel and work part-time around Oz. Will I have any trouble getting work?

[LandyAndy]

I doubt it Ron.
In most country towns Backpackers are employed,AT A LAST RESORT!!!
They are here to party,work ethics are minimal.The bar maids do provide extra revenue for the pub.Every man and his dog get down there when they change them over to try and get "first place" and the brag:D:D:D
A while ago 2 Irish backpackers in town,not used to our hot weather and strong beer,hijacked the start ute for the trots between races for a few hot laps of their own.They just didnt understand why the farmer that sponsored them sacked them on the spot.
It was quite a spectacle:D:D:D:D:D
Andrew

[p38arover]

Hmmm. I'd like to meet up with a few backpackers myself....:p

[isuzurover]

When I retire in a few weeks time, I may want to travel and work part-time around Oz. Will I have any trouble getting work?

I could probably get you a job doing proofreading Ron ;)

[p38arover]

Sounds good! I was offered such work once before after I corrected a website. I didn't hear any more from them.

[Bigbjorn]

Thats because its not "unemployment" if your on disability, parental welfare, Austudy etc:D

The point I was trying to make is that caravan parks with high percentages of permanent residents have become welfare ghettos. The residents are there in most cases because they can't afford better. However many like the lifestyle. Minimal housework involved in keeping a caravan and annex tidy although plenty don't bother. No yard to keep up, no bathroom or toilet to clean, etc.

As to "employment" and "unemployment", all Centrelink clients are encouraged to look for work as they are always better off financially if they have some work. Even Disability Pensioners are encouraged to work. The trick is getting them to declare their earnings truthfully. Very few "disabled" people have no capacity whatsoever to work. The pension is granted if they are considered by medical opinion to not have a capacity to work more than twenty hours per week for the next two years. 20% disability on the laid down scale is the minimum disability level to be considered for grant of pension.

[Bigbjorn]

I could probably get you a job doing proofreading Ron ;)

Newspapers have not had proof readers for decades. They disappeared along with linotype operators and mechanics upon the death of hot metal typesetting.

[clean32]

Sorry Clean
try again!!!!
GOOGLE WHAT????
MYTHICAL WHAT????
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT SA WATER!!!!!
Andrew

Just before reading your post. there was a bit of a doco on TV, about some station that gets backpackers in to work because they cant get aussies.

its a crock and this is why
1 if there ever is a job in the"out back" they only want to pay peanuts.
2 Google, seek and the papers dont have jobs like these advertised.
3 there was a job last month advertised for a care taker handy person for a remote school and drug center. live in, accommodation relocation paid 6 weeks holiday with air fairs paid. the add was on seek for 3 days and they received 150 applications.


so to say you cant get workers is a crock, or eather you are paying peanuts or there is something else, in short it just dont ring true.

[CraigE]

The figures are a bit misleading. The reason these towns have low unemployment is because no one stays there. They all move to Perth / Bunbury etc and increse their unemployment rate. Most farmers kids do just that.
:p

[Dmmos]

Sounds good! I was offered such work once before after I corrected a website. I didn't hear any more from them

...period?

:wasntme:

[richard4u2]

The figures are a bit misleading. The reason these towns have low unemployment is because no one stays there. They all move to Perth / Bunbury etc and increse their unemployment rate. Most farmers kids do just that.
:p
why would they want to get out of esperence thats a magic spot in w.a. :)

[isuzurover]

why would they want to get out of esperence thats a magic spot in w.a. :)

As long as you are over 30 (apparently the brain is fully developed by then so Pb has minimal effect) or you want your kids to grow up to become politicians.

[p38arover]

...period?

:wasntme:


:D:D

[Pedro_The_Swift]

...period?

:wasntme:


:Rolling::Rolling::TakeABow:

[vnx205]

...period?

:wasntme:


Period? WTF is a "period"?
Oh! You mean a "full stop".
Unless, of course you are American. ;););)

From the usual source:
In British English, it is known as a full stop. 'Period' is the preferred term in North America.

:p:p:p

[CraigE]

why would they want to get out of esperence thats a magic spot in w.a. :)
I dont, and there is an unempoyed element in Esperance. Sad thing generally as there is no or limited work and education in small towns, people who want to work dont stay and people who dont want to work move on where there is centrelink and facilities for them to bludge.