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ECONOMY| 3

Strong jobs growth suggests economy is quite OK

Today’s strong employment growth figures suggest the economy is travelling better than many believe. The rate is down, but Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane report 50,000 new jobs were created.

MYRIAM ROBIN | PEOPLE & IDEAS|

We’re all 37-year-old Australian-born Catholic women

Meet the average Australian. She’s 37, has a religion, and her parents were born here. The ABS has crunched the numbers on the 2011 census to introduce us to Ms Average.

AUSTRALIA|

Moonlighting MPs are not breaking the rules

The case of a moonlighting South Australian MP raises questions around the rules and norms of whether MPs should take second jobs (or sit on Councils). Crikey intern Carrington Clarke investigates.

ECONOMY|

Data crunch: how many (con) jobs are there in Tassie forestry?

The war over Tasmania’s forests is painted as jobs vs trees. But how many jobs are there really in the state’s forestry sector? Andrew Macintosh from the ANU and Richard Denniss from The Australia Institute investigate.

GLENN DYER | ECONOMY|

Labour data: unemployment up, but trends confuse

Pause a moment before jumping on the doom and gloom bandwagon, unemployment is up and employment is down, but participation is steady.

RICHARD FARMER |

Confounding the doomsayers again

The labour force figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics for August have done it again.

RICHARD FARMER |

Where the rich and poor live

A new series of data from the ABS this morning — a comparison of variations in Wage and Salary Income between Local Government Areas.

RICHARD FARMER |

Great news for financial traders

Out came the latest set of employment figures showing a few changes and down went the value of the Australian dollar.

Cutting the fat

Crikey readers have their say.

RICHARD FARMER |

Unemployment number not quite as good as it seems

Here’s something to look for in the employment statistics to be released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics tomorrow.

TOM COWIE | BUSINESS|

Is this the new way to find a job? Let the bidding begin …

The online marketplace has revolutionised everything from choosing a partner to going shopping. Now, auction websites could be set to change the way we’re employed, with a new service launching this week allowing employers to bid for the services of workers online.

BERNARD KEANE | FEDERAL|

‘Professional services’ joins big league of local employers

While mining continues to expand its workforce, professional services is now becoming a key employer in Australia.

RICHARD FARMER |

Further happy economic signs.

Today’s employment report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicates an economy still growing well.

Highlighting an invisible issue

Crikey readers have their say.

BERNARD KEANE | COMPANIES|

Why getting Australians into mining jobs doesn’t add up

Bringing in foreign workers for mining industry jobs makes sense - because it doesn’t make sense for most of us to relocate to mining towns.

COMPANIES|

Getting the long-term retail story right

The real story of what is happening in retail is one of economic reform, but the media are determined to ignore it, write Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer.

CHARLES RICHARDSON | AUSTRALIA|

Richardson: how to count the unemployed?

It was an early start at Roy Morgan Research in Melbourne this morning with the release of its latest State of the Nation report.

RICHARD FARMER |

A steady employment trend

This morning’s March figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the Australian economy is growing just fast enough to cope with increases in the workforce.

BERNARD KEANE | ECONOMY|

Actually, manufacturing is employing more workers

Employment in manufacturing rose in the three months to February, the first rise since mid-2010. There hasn’t been as big a rise in manufacturing in trend terms since early 2008.

ECONOMY|

Ignore the anecdotes — jobs growth is returning

The latest jobs figures confirm that th economy is off to a much stronger start in 2012 than last year.

AMBER JAMIESON | COMPANIES|

Thousands of jobs gone

Crikey media wrap: A volatile financial climate — thanks to a high Aussie dollar and pressures from Europe — is resulting in thousands of Australian jobs being cut from finance, retail and manufacturing industries.

ECONOMY|

Why the RBA should hold fire on rates

The local and international economies aren’t as bad as many claim, and the RBA should hold off on cutting rates.

RICHARD FARMER |

No surprises in New Hampshire

Richard Farmer’s chunky bits include: US orange juice with a special new ingredient (fungicide), Mitt Romney’s “no surprises here” victory in New Hampshire and gloomy news for job seekers.

BERNARD KEANE | ECONOMY|