Unemployment remains low despite labour market slowdown Economy Jacob Shteyman 11 January 2024 The number of unemployed people to job vacancies rose to 1.5% in November, still well below the pre-COVID figure of 3.1%.
Slowing job market projected to hit young workers the hardest Economy Poppy Johnston 13 October 2023 A slowing pace of annual growth in payroll jobs, which tracks the number of employees on employer payrolls, points to a slowdown in labour market growth.
Easing labour market may spell good news on interest rates Economy Paul Osborne 18 August 2023 The series of interest rate rises were aimed at taking the heat out of inflation and slowing the economy.
Research shows clear relationship between unemployment and suicide People Jo-An Occhipinti, Adam Skinner, Ian Hickie and Yun Ju Christine Song 14 July 2023 The study is based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data on underutilised labour and suicide rates from 2004 to 2016.
Job market resilient despite inflationary and interest rate pressures Economy Jason Murphy 14 April 2023 Unemployment has barely budged even as the central bankers do all they can to cool the economy.
Are we heading towards the end of low unemployment? The numbers say yes Recruitment & Hiring Jason Murphy 20 February 2023 In January, unemployment lifted from 3.5% to 3.7%, and there’s a decent chance it’ll never drop that low again in our lifetimes.
Unemployment could soon be higher than 7%. Here’s why Economy Roger Wilkins 27 April 2021 It’s not just the end of JobKeeper that will push up unemployment in April. Here are the other changes causing the rise.
