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- Qld Budget data visualisation from Truii
- Top twenty largest cities and towns in Queensland by population
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- Heat map of Brisbane metro property prices – big opportunities in the Western corridor?
- When will interstate migration to Qld recover?
- Gutsy submission from Joe Branigan to regional decentralisation inquiry questioning inquiry’s rationale
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Tag Archives: abs
Qld unemployment rate falls below 6% to 5.9% (in trend terms)
This is just a quick post to update you on the September labour force estimates released by the ABS today: the Queensland unemployment rate has fallen to below 6% in trend terms and is now at 5.9% (see chart below). … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, employment, jobs, labourforce, qld, queensland
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Bigger is better – small businesses once employed over half of private sector workers but no longer
Ten years ago, small businesses, those with fewer than 20 employees, employed over half of private sector workers in Queensland, but that is no longer the case. This was revealed in an excellent note, Small Business in Queensland, published yesterday … Continue reading
Strong jobs figures for Qld, although much of recent increase was in part-time employment
The August jobs figures released yesterday by the ABS confirmed the Queensland economy is clearly on an upswing and jobs growth is currently strong, with through-the-year growth in employment at 3.7% compared with a national rate of 2.6% (chart 1). … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, election, employment, gfc, grandfinal, jobs, nrl, palaszczuk, qld, queensland
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Qld economy traveling nicely based on June quarter National Accounts data
Just a quick update on the June quarter National Accounts released by the ABS today. GDP growth was a healthy 0.8 percent in the June quarter, or around 3.3 percent in annualised terms, which I suspect is around the sustainable … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, queensland, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, nationalaccounts, qld, queensland, statefinaldemand
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Rising workforce participation reflects improved jobs market in Qld
I have been commenting on Queensland’s improving labour market for several months now, and the July labour force data released by the ABS yesterday have confirmed that trend is continuing. The State’s unemployment rate remained stable at 6.3 percent in … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, construction, employment, jobs, labourforce, participation, qld, qldtreasury, queensland, unemployment
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On the upcoming Ted Evans lecture & Qld’s recent employment trends
On 14 September, the Economic Society of Australia (Qld), of which I am the Secretary, is hosting the inaugural Ted Evans Public Policy Lecture at Customs House, Brisbane. The inaugural lecturer will be none other than former Treasury Secretary Ted … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, esaqld, jobs, labourforce, publicservice, qld, queensland, tedevans, treasury
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Vacancies data support improving employment outlook in lead up to Qld election
Economists and market watchers were very excited yesterday by the May job vacancies data released by the ABS. Nationally, job vacancies were 1.6 percent higher (in seasonally adjusted terms) in May than in February, the time of the previous quarterly … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, jobvacancies, mining, qld, queensland
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