Despite gloomy expectations, Australia’s jobless rate remained steady at 5.8% last month, with a sharp, 32,000 rise in the number of people who found work.
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Australia: land of 150 economies
What has the GFC done to the Australian economy? That depends where you live, says Possum Comitatus. The maps tell the story.
Unemployment by electorate
Possum Comitatus gets wonky with the latest jobless figures, breaking down unemployment by electorate in a handy series of colour-coded maps.
Rudd: Aim low, kids!
Kevin Rudd has urged Gen Y to get real about their job prospects in the current economic climate: “I’m not saying we should tell young people not to dream and strive and have ambition.” But…
Unemployment around the world
This visual representation of unemployment trouble-spots around the globe shows Australia isn’t doing all that badly, comparatively speaking.
The myth of the “recession-proof” job
The media is quick to slap the “recession-proof” label on just about any job these days — from lawyers to garbos — but the reality is that no-one remains unaffected by the recession, says Greg Burns — even the wealthy.
Companies struggle to plug online leaks
More and more workers are leaking embarrassing and confidential information from their workplace (or former workplace) online, fueled by a rise in both unemployment and the popularity of social networking. This just in: The Crikey office is out of biscuits.
It’s not over ’til it’s over: 5 reasons why
A slew of commentary this week proclaiming the economic crisis over officially needs a reality check, says Peter Coy.
Kohler: Mobilising the retail army
It seems women can deny themselves shoes and clothes for only so long; as soon as it’s safe to go back into the stores, they’re there, plastic drawn.
Australian unemployment at 6-year high
Local unemployment has hit 5.8%, the highest rate in six years, after the number of people in jobs fell by 21,400 in June.
US jobs figures quash optimism
Instead of the 350-360,000 job losses forecast by the market, the actual figure was a gut-crunching 467,000. So much for green shoots.
People protectionism
Rich countries are tightening their belts as unemployment rates rise at home by limiting the flow of migrant workers across their borders.
Gloom wrap: quarter ends on a sober note
There’s not much good news about. Glenn Dyer wraps all the gloomy and doomy economic news from around the globe.
He-cession: how the GFC is killing macho men
The era of male dominance in the workplace is coming to an end, with 80% of recent job losses in the US falling on men, and places like Russia and the Middle East full of “surly, lonely, and hard-drinking men”.
Sackwatch 12: Unemployment figures may be staying put for a while…
Crikey continues to track the job-loss carnage.
How hard is it to find a job in America?
One journo finds out, applying for 300 jobs… and getting eight interviews.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Forest industry “does not support a ‘burn, burn, burn’ approach”
Crikey readers weigh in on forest fires, unemployment figures, Michael Danby and more.
Good news on the unemployment front
So, unemployment doesn’t seem to have grown much this month – hardly the sky is falling nonsense we’ve been seeing from the sandwich board wearers at News Ltd, says Possum.
Unemployment holds the line at 5.7%
Australia’s unemployment rate continues to defy expectations and appears to reaffirm that the economy is far stronger than expected. Bernard Keane reports.
SackWatch 11: the shutters come down
Unemployment data released this morning has confirmed the suspicion among economists that the April jobless figure was a blip on the radar.
Treat unemployment as a job!
Fewer university graduates have work than at any other time in recent memory in the US. Seth Godin senses opportunity. Perhaps it’s time to run that marathon.
A warning on the next lot of unemployment figures
Beware media pundits looking for a soundbite. With the ABS about to release the May employment data, Possum has some advice.
Funemployment: no jobs means more time to party
Jobless young San Franciscans are embracing the recession with open arms: if you can’t find a job, why not enjoy your time off?
The labour market: from the dole queue to H-division
The burgeoning population of people incarcerated in the United States is a direct outcome of a fatally flawed labour market, argues John Quiggin.
Interactive map: GM’s sphere of influence
The Detroit News’s visual display of GM’s plants and manufacturing employees, as well as suppliers and retirees in the United States and around the world.
