Esperance faces labour crisis , launches campaign asking residents to work second job this summer
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Hospitality workers are in short supply in the WA coastal town of Esperance.
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Aaron Pemberton is working two jobs because of an illuminating recent experience at an Esperance restaurant in Western Australia.
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A campaign launched in Esperance wants residents to take on a second job to help address its worker shortages
The town is a popular tourist destination and is bracing for a bigger than usual influx of visitors over the summer holiday period
The Australian Bureau of Statistics says the number of Australians taking on a second job increased 17.5 per cent in the September quarter