#Labour Force
“Best year for jobs growth ever” in 2017: Cash
Labor force figures released by the ABS this week show more than 403,000 jobs were created in Australia in 2017, with Minister for Jobs and Innovation Michaelia Cash proclaiming it the “best year for jobs growth ever”. The ABS figures also show that the number of jobs increased for the 15th straight month in December, […]
Job ads show labour market stabilising
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.
Brawl over ABS data as part-time jobs collapse
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.
Melbourne Cup cost Australia over $1billion in lost productivity
The Melbourne Cup yesterday cost the Australian economy up to $1.239 billion in lost productivity, with over half of workers taking a half day off to watch the race.