Mining slump hits hardest in the middle

By Clancy Yeates
Updated October 17 2015 - 10:28am, first published September 29 2015 - 2:00pm
The mining industry employs less than 2 per cent of the workforce, but it has a huge impact on the Australian economy.
The mining industry employs less than 2 per cent of the workforce, but it has a huge impact on the Australian economy.

Ever wondered why economists always seem to be banging on about the resources boom and bust cycle, even though most Australians' lives have little to do with mining?

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