Unemployment could spike by up to 2.5 per cent as a result of the expected automation of up to 46 per cent of jobs in Australia by 2030, a new report has warned.
McKinsey Australia says that left to its own devices, automation could see Australia’s unemployment rate rise without retraining for people whose jobs are lost.
"Without retraining for vulnerable workers, especially administrative and manual workers and those in vulnerable regions, income inequality could widen by up to 30 per cent," the report says.Demand would increase for workers in unpredictable and interactive roles including nursing, care giving and sales, but […]
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