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Qld unemployment rate falls below 6% to 5.9% (in trend terms)

Posted on October 19, 2017 by

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 →

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Five million Queenslanders by EOFY 2017-18

Posted on October 1, 2017 by

Sometime around the middle of June next year, Queensland is expected to have 5 million residents (see chart below). This is based on an extrapolation of the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office’s population counter estimate, currently at around 4.95 million, which … Continue reading →

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Courier-Mail & 612 ABC Brisbane media this week regarding jobs growth & small business

Posted on September 23, 2017 by

Today’s Courier-Mail features a short piece (on p. 29) “Employment growth best since the GFC” from Daryl Passmore quoting FNQ-based economist Pete Faulkner and me on Queensland’s recent strong employment growth. The Queensland economy has been recovering strongly over the … Continue reading →

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Strong jobs figures for Qld, although much of recent increase was in part-time employment

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

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 →

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Rising workforce participation reflects improved jobs market in Qld

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

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 →

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On the upcoming Ted Evans lecture & Qld’s recent employment trends

Posted on July 22, 2017 by

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 →

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Queensland’s economic transition since the end of the mining investment boom

Posted on July 17, 2017 by

According to the Brisbane Times, at the LNP state conference on Sunday, Queensland Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls was highly critical of the Government’s economic management: “…you certainly can’t create jobs or effectively manage our finances when the Queensland domestic economy … Continue reading →

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