Tag Archives: unemployment

Brisbane metro labour market in bad shape

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Gene Tunny

According to ABS regional labour force data, the latest batch of which was released today, the rise in Queensland’s unemployment rate over 2012 was driven by a weakening labour market in the Brisbane metro area – a deterioration which was … Continue reading →

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Qld’s sluggish labour market persists – unemployment at 6.2% (compared with 5.4% nationally)

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland unemployment rate was recorded at 6.2% (seasonally adjusted) in December 2012, up slightly from 6.1% in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons has increased to nearly 154,000, compared with 130,000 twelve months previously. The result is … Continue reading →

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Large disparity in unemployment rates across Brisbane suburbs

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Gene Tunny

An important policy debate in 2012 was around the level of unemployment benefits, with welfare groups such as ACOSS arguing people on Newstart could be too poor to look for work (as reported on news.com.au). I have some sympathy for … Continue reading →

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Unemployment rate may have peaked

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Gene Tunny

There is great news in the ABS Labour force data for November that were released today. Unemployment may have peaked and hopefully we won’t see a repeat of the awful September quarter National Accounts result for Queensland that we saw … Continue reading →

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