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Tag Archives: employment
Qld Treasurer was premature in claiming recovery to pre-COVID jobs level
Last month, I dissected the Queensland Treasurer’s bold claim that more Queenslanders are working now than were working pre-COVID (check out my 21 November post). I thought it was a bold claim given a) the substantial sampling error at the … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy
Tagged abs, employment, jobs, labourforcesurvey, qld, unemploymentrate
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Rainfall crucial for drought-afflicted Qld regions highly dependent on agriculture
We’ve seen some impressive rainfall in Brisbane over the last few days, but it appears parts of the state such as Warwick which really need it can do with a lot more to fill dams and help them get over … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture
Tagged agriculture, brisbane, drought, employment, qld, queensland, rainfall, warwick, weather
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Bold claim from Qld Treasurer: more Queenslanders working now than pre-COVID restrictions
Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has made a bold claim, which I disagree with, that more Queenslanders are working now than were working pre-COVID. The Treasurer’s claim is based on the October Labour Force data published by the ABS on Thursday, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, coal, coronavirus, covid-19, employment, jobs, labourforce, lng, payrolljobs, qld
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JobMaker appears poorly targeted – great analysis from ex-Senator John Black
Former Queensland Labor Senator and Executive Chairman of Education Geographics John Black has a great article on his website arguing We told you so…JobMaker misses the real target. Recall that JobMaker is the federal government’s hiring credit for newly engaged … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged abs, ato, coronavirus, covid-19, employment, jobmaker, jobs, olderworkers, payrolljobs, unemployment, youth
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Minimum wages and employment podcast discussion
Apart from Joe Biden winning the US Presidency and the Democratic Party otherwise under-performing, in my view, the major news coming out of last week’s elections in the US was Florida voting to increase its minimum wage to $15/hour by … Continue reading
Mining & Ag have partly shielded several Qld regions from COVID shock
As shown in my post on the latest payroll jobs data from the ABS, the regions which have fared the best in Queensland since the COVID-related economic crisis began in March are Toowoomba and Central Queensland, likely due to the … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Labour market, Mining, Toowoomba
Tagged abs, agriculture, coronavirus, covid-19, employment, jobs, mining, payrolljobs, qld, queensland, unemployment, victoria
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Gold Coast and Inner Brisbane the worst affected Qld regions in employment terms
According to the latest regional payroll jobs data released by the ABS today, in early August employment on the Gold Coast was still 6% below the level it was mid-March, before all the major COVID-related restrictions began (see chart below). … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Labour market, Macroeconomy
Tagged abs, brisbane, coronavirus, covid-19, employment, goldcoast, hospitality, innercitybrisbane, jobs, payroll, tourism
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Catch up on COVID-19 with Joe Branigan
I fear that the draconian stage 4 restrictions in Victoria and Queensland’s re-imposition of the hard border with NSW are over-the-top, disproportionate policy responses that will cause unwarranted economic and social harm, both short and long-term. Earlier today, I chatted … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Queensland Government, Tourism
Tagged australia, coronavirus, covid-19, economics, economy, employment, jobs, qld, queensland, sweden, uk, usa, victoria, work
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Challenges of Economic Forecasting in the COVID-19 Pandemic with Prof. Rodney Strachan from UQ
The Brisbane south side COVID-cases and the Queensland Government’s declaration of greater Sydney as a COVID-hot spot are bad news for Queensland’s economy. Around the world, public health measures and public anxiety related to COVID-19 are causing huge swings in … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, econometrics, economics, employment, fed, finance, forecasting, gdp, pandemic, statistics, unemployment, var
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Australia’s upcoming mini-Budget
Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will hand down a mini-Budget this Thursday, and it’s coming just in time, given the growing concern over the spread of COVID-19 in Victoria and NSW. I recorded a video earlier today with some thoughts on … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, budget, budgetdeficit, consumerconfidence, coronavirus, covid-19, debt, employment, jobkeeper, jobs, jobseeker, melbourne, minibudget, newstart, nsw, victoria, westpac
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