It hasn't anything to do with no immigration and previous visa workers back at home?
You don't the figures have been fudged?
If 400,000 more employed does that mean 900,000 more replacing migrants as well?
Posted Fri 15 Oct 2021 at 7:03amFriday 15 Oct 2021 at 7:03am, updated Fri 15 Oct 2021 at 2:04pmSince the borders shut in March last year, more than 500,000 temporary migrants left the country, according to a report by a parliamentary committee on migration.
Many were skilled migrants.
Skill shortage
Before the pandemic, people moving to and from Australia resulted in the Australian population growing by about 200,000 each year.
Since Australia's borders closed, that's gone into reverse.
Last financial year, net migration fell by 70,000 people: This year it is expected to drop by 20,000.
