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display boards listed details <strong>of</strong> vacancies and jobseekers could select which to apply for;<br />

and improved systems circulating vacancies between CES <strong>of</strong>fices. Table 2.7 indicates <strong>the</strong><br />

use <strong>of</strong> CES by youths looking for work. Most youths were registered with <strong>the</strong> CES, and<br />

most indicated <strong>the</strong>y also took on active job search methods contacting employers. It was<br />

also observed by Hoy and Lampe (1982) that most married women were not eligible for<br />

unemployment benefits, which led to lower CES registration for that group.<br />

Table 2.7 Active steps to find work by youths looking for work in July 1980<br />

Active steps to find work Persons looking for work July 1980<br />

Unemployed males<br />

15-24 years<br />

Unemployed females<br />

15-24 years<br />

Registered with CES And took no o<strong>the</strong>r steps 4.3 6.9<br />

And applied to<br />

75.8 68.2<br />

prospective employers<br />

in person or by post or<br />

telephone<br />

And took o<strong>the</strong>r active 3.5 *<br />

steps<br />

Total registered 83.6 76.9<br />

Not registered with CES And applied to<br />

14.5 21.1<br />

prospective employers<br />

in person or by post or<br />

telephone<br />

And took o<strong>the</strong>r active * *<br />

steps<br />

Total not registered 16.4 23.1<br />

Total 100 100<br />

Source: Hoy and Lampe (1982) p34 Table 4 cited source ABS Cat 6222.0 ‘Persons looking for work,<br />

Australia’.<br />

A 1977 review <strong>of</strong> CES services to employers found limited employer use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> CES. It<br />

was established that employers estimated only 48 per cent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir current vacancies were<br />

notified to <strong>the</strong> CES. Limited occupations were related to <strong>the</strong> CES notified vacancies: 36<br />

per cent <strong>of</strong> clerical, administrative and sales worker vacancies were notified to <strong>the</strong> CES,<br />

and 50 per cent <strong>of</strong> vacancies for tradesmen. 36<br />

Wielgosz (1984) pointed out that <strong>the</strong> CES had no direct control over <strong>the</strong> volume or nature<br />

<strong>of</strong> vacancies received, and that only a minority <strong>of</strong> available vacancies was lodged with<br />

36 Hoy and Lampe (1982) citing Norgard, J.D. (1977) “Review <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Commonwealth Employment Service<br />

1977”, Report prepared for <strong>the</strong> Minister <strong>of</strong> Employment and Industrial Relations, <strong>Australian</strong> Government<br />

Printing Service, Canberra, pp253-254.

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