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| | ... strong in June, adding more than 33,000 jobs. While the participation rate edged down month on month by 0.1% to 66.8%, unemployment rate nevertheless remained at 3.5%. "Australia's labour market was still strong in June. This is a similar trend to ... |
| | | ... Australia (RBA) probably needs to hike rates again," Mousina said. Australia's labour market remains tight, with the unemployment rate near its lowest level in nearly 50 years and there are still a significant number of job openings. For every unemployed ... |
| | | ... the downside is needed ahead of next month's meeting to continue the cause for pause. "A drop in CPI and a rise in unemployment are other factors," she flagged. "But we think that there'll be a hike next month and September because we think that ... |
| | | ... deputy chief economist at AMP, said signs that the economy is weakening are everywhere. Retail sales has slowed, the unemployment rate is rising, building construction is collapsing, and this is all occurring at a time that the inflation indicators are ... |
| | | ... pressures, though inflation is expected to subside through 2023. GDP growth is expected to stay low but positive, and unemployment rates are forecast to increase but remain low. "The economic misery index might rise a little, but we expect that it will ... |
| | | ... 3% by mid-2025. "By June next year, we're expecting inflation to be back to roughly 3.5%, and we're expecting the unemployment rate to be just a touch over 4%," he said. This is based on both the impact of the government's budget and the RBA's increase ... |
| | | ... quarter 2023, and 3.7% annually. ABS acting head of prices statistics Leigh Merrington said the results reflect low unemployment, a tight labour market and high inflation. "Wage outcomes over the March quarter 2023 saw a continued lift in the share of ... |
| | | ... thereafter. Despite the gloomy forecast, Chalmers is optimistic that Australia will continue to create jobs and suppress unemployment levels. "In this environment, inflation remains our primary economic challenge. It drives rate rises; it erodes real ... |
| | | ... immune from these global economic challenges, but it is well placed to navigate them," budget documents said. "The unemployment rate is holding near 50-year lows of 3.5%, wages growth has picked up, and national income is being supported by elevated ... |
| | | ... will begin to soften this year as higher interest rates start to impact demand, in turn contributing to a higher unemployment, cooling wage and inflation pressures. However, this is unlikely with Australia's unemployment rate in recent months trending ... |
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