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Thursday, 28 August 2008
Page: 6643


Dr Southcott asked the Minister for Employment Participation, in writing, on 26 June 2008:

What percentage of the Highly Disadvantaged caseload of job seekers have gained and maintained employment for: (a) 13 weeks; and (b) 26 weeks?


Mr Brendan O’Connor (Minister for Employment Participation) —The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

Based on a cohort between July 2006 and June 2007 of 244 800 Highly Disadvantaged1 job seekers who were eligible to achieve Intensive Support outcomes, by the end of May 2008, 20 percent ( 48 300) had achieved a 13 week employment outcome and 14 percent (35 100) had achieved a 26 week employment outcome. 

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1 A job seeker is classified as ‘highly disadvantaged’ on the basis of their Job Seeker Classification Instrument (JSCI) score.   The JSCI is a series of questions that elicit information on the job seeker’s personal circumstances.   The answers to these questions are assigned weights or points depending on the extent to which they contribute to the job seeker’s probability of becoming long term unemployed.