Australia is reconsidering its seduction of skilled migrants as the jobless rate rises at home, yet analysts see sound economic reasons to keep the flow of workers coming and even opportunity in the firing frenzy abroad.

For the tidal wave of global job shedding could be a rare opening for Australian recruiters to tap top talent and plug skill shortages that have plagued business here for years.

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE50F1SK20090116

Hi Alan

On Page 2 of the article Reuters claim that 28.800 accountants have migrated to Oz in the last 3 years but only 300 Carpenters. Where do they get these figures from. please, because they sound wrong to me? I know that an individual agency will only see a tiny microcosm but do these figures reflect GM's own experience of the skiills range?

I've not found anything on the DIAC website that gives a breakdown of the occupations nominated in the skilled migrant intake but perhaps I am not looking in the right place?

Best wishes

Gill