How much more evidence that indigenous employment policies are not working will the Gillard government need before it changes its disastrous policy, write Professor Jon Altman and Dr Nicholas Biddle from the Australian National University.
Jobs data
Jobs growth still strong, despite the rising tide of bad news
The Australian economy continues to create jobs at a rate faster than most market forecasts. Employers gave jobs to another 26,900 people in May, more than most market estimates.
Unemployment falls as stimulus is withdrawn
Unemployment has plummeted — a small reminder that, for all its problems this week, the Government has got the big picture right.
There’s good news and also good news on jobs
There’s mixed — but mostly good — news in today’s unemployment data. Unemployment remained steady in trend terms, but underemployment is up across most age groups, and there was a small fall in hours worked.
Forget the pundits, this jobless data is positive, rates will rise
Forget the media reports; the Australian economy has created over 65,000 jobs in the last two months: pencil in a December 1 rate rise from the RBA.
OECD: Financial Crisis killed 25 million jobs
The OECD may have had good news for Australia’s economy, but its global analysis was less rosy, estimating 25 millions jobs have been lost in the GFC carnage.
Political economy: underemployment — what does it mean?
Now its official — a staggering 14% (or so) of Australia’s workforce are unemployed or underemployed, writes Henry Thornton. What a huge waste of resources.
Rudd agenda backed by jobless stats
The Australian economy has again shown its resilience with the unemployment rate last month steady on 5.8%, where it has been since June.
US unemployment a social powder keg
On the surface, the latest US unemployment data is better than expected, but it hides the real continuing pain and agony across thousands of American cities and towns.
Waning working hours are cause for concern
Celebrations of Australia’s gravity-defying unemployment rates are premature, says Stephen Long — the erosion of working hours are still cause for concern, and will still hit households where it hurts.
Rich unemployed are good news for the budget bottom line
The budget deficit will come in at a much smaller number than is currently being projected. Possum Comitatus explains how.
ANZ job figures just in: 6.7% fall in job ads in June
The latest ANZ job figures out this morning will have analysts getting toey about the June labour force figures, due out on Thursday.
Job ads in freefall, layoffs loom
The ANZ has reported the steepest fall in newspaper job advertising since 1999 and job losses are set to follow suit, writes Glenn Dyer.
