Geoscientist job growth stall
Geoscientist unemployment and under-employment in Australia June 2009 – December 2016. Image: AIG. By Elizabeth Fabri MORE than half of Australian self employed geoscientists struggled to find work in the December quarter, latest research from Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) has found. In a survey conducted in February, AIG reported Australian geoscientist unemployment rate was 14.4 per cent and under-employment was 19.5 per cent as of 31 December 2016, marking a setback for the recovering industry following September green shoots. While the results were higher compared to the 13.9 per cent and 18.8 per cent respectively at the end of September, unemployment was still lower than results collected in the first half of 2016. “The improvement in employment prospects for…