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Tag Archives: unemploymentrate
Qld labour market continues to improve, but part-time jobs account for bulk of employment growth
Based on the latest labour force figures released by the ABS yesterday, the Queensland labour market appears to be improving nicely, which must be very pleasing to the State Government in the lead up to the next election. While the … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Uncategorized
Tagged fulltime, jobs, labourmarket, parttime, qld, qldeconomy, queensland, unemploymentrate
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Qld economy not generating enough jobs for uni, VET & school leavers
Market economists do not appear too concerned about the new ABS jobs figures released yesterday showing the national unemployment rate increased to 5.9% in February from 5.7% in January. There is a recognition that there is a lot of noise … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, jobs, qld, queensland, teq, tourism, unemploymentrate
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Why the Adani mega mine is welcome news in Townsville
It is welcome news to the local community that Adani will base its Carmichael coal mine headquarters in Townsville , which has struggled with job losses and high unemployment over the last couple of years. The Townsville Bulletin reports: “Townsville … Continue reading
Posted in Mining, North Queensland, Townsville, Uncategorized
Tagged adani, adanimegamine, coal, coalmine, employment, galileebasin, jobs, qldtreasury, townsville, townsvillebulletin, unemploymentrate
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ABC Regional Drive interview – dubious jobs data another sign ABS is struggling under a tight budget
In its September labour force report, which reported the Australian unemployment rate fell to 5.6% from 5.7% while employment fell by 9,800 (and full-time employment fell 53,000!), contrary to the jobs growth the market was expecting, the ABS more or … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, employment, jobs, qld, queensland, rba, unemploymentrate
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Gig economy and baby boomers easing into retirement would partly explain why jobs growth mostly part-time
The July labour force data released by the ABS yesterday were good news for Australia and Queensland, with the unemployment rate falling in seasonally adjusted terms for both Australia, from 5.8% to 5.7%, and for Queensland, from 6.4% to 6.1%. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, babyboomers, employment, gigeconomy, jobs, labourforce, labourforcesurvey, qld, queensland, retirement, uber, unemployment, unemploymentrate
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Qld unemployment rate creeps up to 6.5 percent due to ongoing weakness in regions
NAB Chief Economist Alan Oster had a memorable quote regarding the latest NAB Business Survey results published in The Australian yesterday: “West Australia is going backwards, South Australia is in no great shakes and Northern Queensland is just as bad, … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, jobs, labourforce, labourforcesurvey, qld, queensland, townsville, unemployment, unemploymentrate
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Stark difference in unemployment rates between resources regions and rest of Qld
The Queensland branch of the Economic Society of Australia, of which I am the Secretary, was fortunate last Tuesday to host a presentation by Queensland Treasury official Greg Uptin on the economic forecasts underpinning the 2016-17 Queensland Budget. Greg gave … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy, Mining, Uncategorized
Tagged fitzroy, mackay, qld, qldoutback, queensland, resources, resourcesregions, townsville, unemployment, unemploymentrate
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