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Professionals’ share of employment much lower in Qld than in southern states

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Regular reader Mike Willis made an excellent comment regarding my previous post breaking down the difference between Queensland’s unemployment rate and the rate for the rest of Australia, with Mike observing: Am I correct in guessing that the relative deficit … Continue reading →

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National jobless rate may be lowest in 7 years, but Qld’s is ½ percentage pt higher than in 2011-12

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Gene Tunny

The Australian’s Friday front page was emailed out earlier tonight, and it reports “Jobless rate at lowest in seven years.” This may be the case for Australia, but it’s not so for Queensland, where the unemployment rate is stuck around … Continue reading →

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Which industries have created the most jobs in Qld over the last 10 years?

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Gene Tunny

In the latest EconTalk episode, host Russ Roberts interviews the Australian robotics guru and MIT emeritus professor Rodney Brooks. After listening to the episode, I am now much less concerned about artificial intelligence and automation rendering a large fraction of … Continue reading →

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Surge in Qld youth employment over 2017

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Gene Tunny

You have probably seen the media coverage of the strong jobs growth over 2017 for Australia. Queensland played a large part in this, with the highest employment growth rate among states and territories (4.6 percent through-the-year) and an increase in … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Gene Tunny

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 Gene Tunny

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 Gene Tunny

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 Gene Tunny

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 Gene Tunny

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 Gene Tunny

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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