The Australian Industry Group surveys a cross section of Australian businesses every two years to learn more about skills and workforce challenges across the economy. This comprehensive, future-facing survey asks companies about the external and internal factors driving their skills and workforce needs now and into the future. It also asks where the skills challenges or shortages are, and the steps businesses plan to take to develop or acquire the skills and capabilities they consider they need to succeed.

Key insights

• 71% of businesses said they expected supply chain disruptions and rising input costs to be a key factor impacting their business over the next two years.
• 37% of large businesses and 49% of medium businesses expected digital transformation to have an impact on their operations, compared to only 14% of small businesses.
• Businesses saw potential upside and jobs growth in customer demands for environmentally and socially sustainable practices, decarbonisation driven investment decisions and digital transformation.
• 61% of businesses surveyed felt that changing technology across the economy generally was the biggest factor driving change in their business.