Is Australia the first.

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Maybe someone can answer this, it would appear that manufacturing in this country is all but gone, what roles have replaced all those factory jobs etc lost over the years.

Maybe things like child care, aged care, fast food,tourism,Jims mowing/cleaning and the like.

You quite often hear where a company or government department is laying off hundreds , when do you hear the opposite ? If one member of a once double income family is looking for work are they included in the unemployment figures ? What would be the "actual" unemployment rate ?

As a country we are better off than most, but it would seem that it will only get tougher for the average person. Do you think those people being driven around Canberra in their BMWs actually give a rats, apart from cranking up the presses and handing out cash can they do much anyway ?