More people are competing for work for fewer opportunities as the unemployment rate's expected to keep rising.

The unemployment rate is at 4.3 % in the March quarter, the highest it's been in three years.

Business advisor and Pivot & Pace co-founder Kendall Langston told Mike Hosking that the difference between recent years and now is night and day.

He says this time last year you'd be getting a handful of suitable applicants, but in the last couple of weeks there can be well over 60 quality applications for a role.

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More people are competing for work for fewer opportunities as the unemployment rate's expected to keep rising. 
The unemployment rate is at 4.3 % in the March quarter, the highest it's been in three years. 
Business advisor and Pivot &amp; Pace co-founder Kendall Langston told Mike Hosking that the difference between recent years and now is night and day. 
He says this time last year you'd be getting a handful of suitable applicants, but in the last couple of weeks there can be well over 60 quality applications for a role. 
LISTEN ABOVE

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