The latest unemployment data are a decidedly mixed bag. The real concern is the participation rate.
Participation rate
Employment grows, and not just in the mining states
The “patchwork economy” isn’t much in evidence in today’s employment data.
NSW Labor’s parting gift — a rise in unemployment
Big falls in unemployment in Victoria and South Australia have helped drive the national unemployment rate below 5% in March.
Get grandma off the couch and back to work
The average Australian worker is certainly putting in the hours, but there’s one section of the community that’s not pulling its weight: its latest bulletin, the RBA points a sharp stick at the 55+ age group as workforce bludgers on an international scale.
