Tag Archives: unemployment

True Qld unemployment rate around 12%

Posted on June 22, 2020 by

The true Queensland unemployment rate is around 12% rather than the official 7.9%. I’m not suggesting the ABS is being tricky. The ABS is accurately applying the internationally accepted Labour Force Statistics methodology. But we must look beyond the ABS … Continue reading →

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Official Qld unemployment rate of 7.9% doesn’t tell the full story

Posted on June 19, 2020 by

It’s obvious the official unemployment rate figures from the ABS are understating the true unemployment rate due to large numbers of people having left the labour force, evidenced by the collapse in the workforce participation rate. The official estimates for … Continue reading →

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Jobs coming back as economy reopens

Posted on June 17, 2020 by

The AFR’s Matthew Cranston has nicely summarised the latest payroll data published by the ABS yesterday in his article Job market crawls off floor as recovery begins: The worst appears to be over in the job market with Tax Office … Continue reading →

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Qld jobless rate at 6.8% but effectively over 10%

Posted on May 14, 2020 by

This afternoon I caught up with Ben Scott, who works as a Research Assistant in my business Adept Economics, to discuss the April Labour Force data published by the ABS today, as well as the possible shape of the eventual … Continue reading →

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Catch up with CCIQ Chief Economist on dreadful business conditions & huge budget deficits

Posted on May 2, 2020 by

Yesterday afternoon I caught up with CCIQ Chief Economist Dr Marcus Smith for a phone interview on the coronavirus-induced recession/mini-depression, and you can listen to the recording here: Highlights include: 3:50 – discussion of forecasts for double-digit unemployment rates in … Continue reading →

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Catch up on COVID-19 with CCIQ Chief Economist Dr Marcus Smith – Qld budget impact

Posted on April 16, 2020 by

I caught up with CCIQ Chief Economist Dr Marcus Smith earlier today to chat about the latest economic news and the expected impact of the coronavirus shock on the Queensland state budget. You can listen our conversation here: Highlights of … Continue reading →

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Certified Corona-Immunity as a Resource with Prof. Benno Torgler, QUT – Economics Explained ep.30

Posted on April 9, 2020 by

Yesterday I interviewed QUT’s Professor Benno Torgler for my latest Economics Explained episode about a new paper he has co-authored: Certified Corona-Immunity as a Resource and Strategy to Cope with Pandemic Costs. Professor Benno Torgler is Professor of Economics in the … Continue reading →

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The Fast Depression – 10 million newly jobless Americans in just two weeks

Posted on April 3, 2020 by

It is hard to overstate how rapidly economic conditions are deteriorating in economies affected by coronavirus, most particularly in the United States, which is seeing hitherto unbelievable numbers of people filing for unemployment benefits (see chart below). The 6.6 million … Continue reading →

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Businesses in “survival mode” says CCIQ Chief Economist Dr Marcus Smith

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

THis afternoon, I caught up via Zoom with CCIQ Chief Economist Dr Marcus Smith to discuss the extraordinary coronavirus-related developments since we last spoke on Sunday. As Marcus notes early in our conversation, which you can listen to below, things … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 response with Nicholas Gruen – latest Economics Explained episode

Posted on March 26, 2020 by

Despite all the draconian measures already imposed by Australian governments, ABC health expert Dr Norman Swan thinks we still need to do more. Just after I woke up this morning, I heard him on ABC Breakfast suggesting an even wider … Continue reading →

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