Colac’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest in more than a decade, but a local employment agency says the low numbers aren’t bringing relief to the region’s staffing issues.
Unemployment at historic low
WORKER SHORTAGE: Unemployment is at record lows across the Colac Otway, Surf Coast and Corangamite shires, but it could be because of people leaving the workforce, rather than new jobs. Pictured are WDEA Works Colac's Brittany Monaghan and Ash Biemans.