Robert Sobyra is the research lead at BuildSkills Australia. Earlier this year Rob predicted that Australian unemployment in December would be above 4.7%. I took the other side of the bet and that now seems to be the winning side.

Hear about why that unemployment uptick was forecast and the puzzling strength of the Australian economy, especially relative to its peers in Canada and New Zealand.

Also learn about how important immigration is, or is not, when it comes to skilled construction workers.

Find Robert on LinkedIn here.

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