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The labour market has picked up according to the ANZ’s measurement of job ads, with the number of advertisements up 7.5 per cent over the last 12 months.

Users of Australian Bureau of Statistics data may be required to pay for access after Treasurer Joe Hockey raised concerns about the Bureau’s funding after it owned up to errors in its calculation of monthly jobs figures.

The Australian dollar has dropped on the back of a lower than expected increase in retail sales, with purchases taking a dive for department stores and household good retailers.

A new study has confirmed the number of young farmers entering a life on the land is falling.

There is at least one sector of the small business economy which is booming.

In the last twenty years, the statistics for the employment of people with a disability has not improved – in fact it’s gotten worse.

According to new ABS statistics, he’s a man, aged between 45-54, and working hard for the money.

The latest statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) paint a concerning state of the nation’s literacy and numeracy skills.

No matter what your industry or what product or service you are selling, you can never know too much about your target market.

The unemployment rate has risen by 0.2 percent, but labour force participation has reached new height, with more Australians in full-time work than ever before.