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Australia Unemployment Rate
Long-Term Unemployment Surges Amid Decline in Entry-Level Jobs: Report
Since mid-2022, entry-level jobs grew by just 1.9 percent, with vacancies dropping 39 percent.
December 9, 2024
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Naziya Alvi Rahman
August Sees Job Vacancy Reductions Across 11 Industries, ABS Reports
Across Australia, there were 330,000 job vacancies in August 2024, down by 18,000 from May.
September 26, 2024
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Opposition Probes Government’s Economic Management After US Cuts Interest Rates
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says Australia's interest rate is still lower than the United States, even after today’s ...
September 19, 2024
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Naziya Alvi Rahman
Jobless Aussies Being ‘Churned’ Through Employment System
Unemployed Australians are being "churned" through a system that isn't delivering jobs while becoming increasingly punitive for jobseekers. ...
January 26, 2024
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AAP
Australia’s National Unemployment Rate Rises to 18-month High Amid Downturn
The Australian labour market is loosening as the economy navigates through difficult waters.
December 14, 2023
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Nick Spencer
Commission Rules Against Working From Home 100 Percent of the Time
Working from home is still a prevalent trend across Australia.
November 22, 2023
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Nick Spencer
Australia’s Unemployment Rate Remains Steady at 3.7 Percent in August
Australians are continuing to work more according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
September 14, 2023
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Celene Ignacio
Australia’s Unemployment Growth in July Raises Possibility of Another Interest Rate Pause
The Australian labour market took an unexpected turn when the unemployment rate climbed 0.2 percent to 3.7 percent ...
August 18, 2023
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Alfred Bui
Jobs Market at ‘Turning Point’ as Rate Rises Cut Deep
The jobs market appears to be starting to cool as a swathe of interest rate rises pumps the ...
August 15, 2023
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AAP
Australia’s Largest Telco Announces Hundreds of Job Cuts
Australian telco giant Telstra has started a new round of job cuts as the company progresses with its ...
July 20, 2023
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Australia Reports Surprise Drop in Unemployment Rate in May
The Australian economy has been surprised by a slight drop in the unemployment rate in May, which defies ...
June 16, 2023
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Alfred Bui
Treasurer Spruiks Jobs Market but Cost of Living Bites
The treasurer is spruiking a strong jobs market as it concludes its first year in office. Treasury analysis ...
May 21, 2023
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AAP
Jobless Rate Expected to Linger at 50-year Lows
Workers remain in short supply, but the anticipated uptick in migration will likely help businesses fill some of ...
February 15, 2023
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AAP
Australian Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.5 Percent in August Despite More Jobs Added
The Australian unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.5 percent in August from July's 48-year-low of 3.4 percent. However, ...
September 15, 2022
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Alfred Bui
Australian Unemployment Rate Falls to Lowest in Almost 50 Years
Australia’s unemployment rate has fallen below four percent for the first time as 4,000 people found employment, the ...
May 19, 2022
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Rebecca Zhu
Unusual Level of Government Support Is Starting to End: Treasury
Australia’s Treasury Secretary, Steven Kennedy, said early steps have been taken towards the normalisation of economic policies, but ...
February 16, 2022
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Rebecca Zhu
Omicron Inflicts Uncertainty on Australian Jobs Data for January
Economists are feeling a degree of uncertainty over key workforce data for January as the unknown impacts of ...
February 14, 2022
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Alfred Bui
Australian Prime Minister Forecasts Unemployment Rate to Dip Below 4 Percent in 2022
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said he anticipates that the unemployment rate will dip below four percent ...
February 2, 2022
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Alfred Bui
Australian Unemployment Rate Falls to 14-year Low
The Australian unemployment rate for December 2021 fell to 4.2 percent, the lowest level since August 2008, just ...
January 19, 2022
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Rebecca Zhu
Omicron to Restrain Australians’ Big Spending
The impact of the Omicron COVID-19 variant might hinder the prospect of Australians spending big in 2022 as ...
January 19, 2022
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Alfred Bui
Australia Will Have Strong Economic Rebound Despite Omicron Cases Surge: Treasurer
A surge in Omicron cases across the country will not hinder Australia's economic recovery following last year's COVID-19 ...
January 5, 2022
BY
Nina Nguyen
Community Organisation Calls For More Support for Disadvantaged Job Hunters
Anglicare Australia has called for more support for job seekers with barriers to return to work while criticising ...
October 21, 2021
BY
Marina Zhang
1 in 3 Sydneysiders Lost Work Hours and Jobs During Lockdowns: Poll
One in three people in Sydney have lost employment hours or their job completely during the extended COVID-19 ...
September 9, 2021
BY
Rebecca Zhu
Australia’s Unemployment Rate Dropped to Decade Low, But Challenges Ahead With Lockdowns
The prolonged lockdown in Sydney, together with the fifth lockdown in Melbourne, has cast a shadow over the ...
July 19, 2021
BY
Sophia Jiang
Consumer Confidence Increased on the Back of Low Unemployment
Australian consumer confidence has surged despite the negative economic impact of Victoria’s fourth lockdown and the emergence of ...
June 22, 2021
BY
Rebecca Zhu
Australia’s Economy Has Exceeded Expectations: RBA
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has published its quarterly monetary policy statement revealing that Australia has fared ...
May 7, 2021
BY
Rebecca Zhu
Employment in Australia to Exceed Pre-COVID Levels
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has forecasted that Australia will reach full employment in two years following better ...
May 4, 2021
BY
Rebecca Zhu
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