This latest instalment in AIG’s Australian Geoscientist Employment survey series will provide data on trends in geoscientist employment in Australia during the first quarter of 2017. The improvement in employment prospects for Australia’s geoscientists evident during 2016 came to an end in the final quarter of the year. At 31st December 2016, the unemployment rate

The survey can be accessed here.  The survey will be open for contributions until 16th July 2016.  You do not need to be an AIG member to participate.   It takes only a minute or two to complete and collects no personally identifiable data. The latest Australian Geoscientist Employment Survey is collecting data for the

The December 2015 quarter Australian Geoscientist Employment Survey revealed that employment prospects for geoscientists throughout Australia were the worst since these surveys commenced. At 31 December 2015, the unemployment rate amongst Australian geoscientists was 18.7% and the under-employment rate was 23.4%. The combined unemployment and under-employment rate of 42.1% was the highest recorded since the

Employment prospects for Australia’s professional geoscientists declined further in the last quarter of 2015 according to the results of the latest quarterly survey by the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG). At 31 December 2015, the unemployment rate amongst Australian geoscientists was 18.7% and the under-employment rate was 23.4%. The combined unemployment and under-employment rate of