China Overseas Chinese Network, May 10. According to a report compiled by the Australian Network, a report released by the Grattan Institute (Grattan Institute) shows that despite improvements in education and work experience, new immigrants to Australia are earning more than they did a decade ago. less.

　　SBS reported on the 9th that while the new crown pneumonia epidemic has highlighted the importance of migrant workers to the Australian economy, little is known about their role in the job market.

Migrants in the Australian workforce: A guidebook for policy makers charts the visas migrants hold, the skills they have, where they work, and what they get .

The authors said the guide was designed to fill the "knowledge gap" about the role of migrant workers in the Australian job market and to increase the economic benefits of immigration to Australians.

　　One in three Australian workers was born overseas and one in five holds a temporary visa or permanent residency status.

In recent decades, Australia's permanent immigration program has become increasingly skills-based, with those granted permanent status after 2000 making up 12 per cent of the Australian workforce, the report said.

Skilled immigrants tend to be younger, more skilled and earn more, the report noted.

Immigrants are also increasingly likely to pursue higher education.

About half of migrants arrive in Australia with a bachelor's or postgraduate degree, and many more have obtained a university degree while in Australia.

However, the report found migrants who came to Australia in the past five years tended to work shorter hours and earn less than they did 10 years ago.

This reflects the fact that more and more newcomers are coming to Australia to study.

　　The professional and health services sector employs large numbers of long-term and family visa holders, who are often in higher-skilled jobs with higher wages.

Industries such as hotels rely more on temporary migrants, especially international students, for lower skills and lower wages.

Research has shown that immigration has little effect on the wages of Australian workers.

However, the concentration of migrants in certain sectors could put downward pressure on the wages of Australian workers with similar skills.

　　Will Mackey, senior fellow at the Grattan Institute, said: "One of the reasons for the decline in newcomers' income is the increase in the share of immigrants from international students over the past decade, many of whom are either not working or working part-time. For temporary skilled migrants, the wages of this group have not increased in the past ten years. But the problem is that at the same time the wages of the rest of the Australian population have risen by an average of about 20%.” (Wang Yuqing)