WA Workforce Strategy report reveals chronic shortage as state needs 200,000 more workers in the next decade

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WA’s chronic shortage of skilled and unskilled labour has been laid bare in a new government report which forecasts the State will need at least 200,000 more workers in the next…

WA’s chronic shortage of skilled and unskilled labour has been laid bare in a new Government report which forecasts the State will need at least 200,000 more workers in the next 10 years. The Cook Government’s WA Workforce Strategy report identifies that an additional 22,000 workers will be needed in WA’s clean energy sector by 2031, up to 125,000 extra skilled construction workers needed by 2035 and an additional 4100 workers needed in WA’s defence industry by 2035 and 49,000 in the care sector. The Cook Government’s five-year WA Workforce Strategy lays out key actions and priorities aimed at addressing the chronic shortage of workers across various industries from 2026-2030.

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