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Jobs a-plenty but not if Gillard could help it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... Australian economy added more than seven times the 10,000 workers economists expected found work last month. The ABS' Labour Force report for February showed that 71,500 heads found work during the month. But wait...I read that one of my brother-in-arms ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... futures contract was down two points at 5,097. In economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release labour force data for February. Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (Economic) Christopher Kent is scheduled to deliver a speech ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... was up five points at 4,880. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release labour force figures for January, and the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association its performance of construction index (PCI) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... and uncertain". In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is to release December's labour force figures and international merchandise imports for the same month. In equities news, both Santos and Woodside Petroleum are scheduled ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... $25.78 and ANZ adding eight cents to $25.35. Bell Direct equities analyst Julia Lee said expectations that Thursday's labour force data would show a rise in the unemployment rate from 5.2 to 5.4 per cent for December had helped banking stocks. "The high-yielding ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... 40 climbed 0.28 per cent to 3,590.50 points. In local economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases labour force data for November. In equity news, Network Ten said it would cut a further $35 million and tap shareholders for $230 million ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... futures contract was up six points at 4,531. In local economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases labour force data for November. RBA assistant governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle is scheduled to address the Melbourne Institute's ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... contract was down 33 points at 4,463. In economic news on Thursday, the Australia Bureau of Statistics is due to releast labour force statistics for October. In equities news, Specialty Fashion Group is due to hold its annual general meeting. In Australia ...

Australia ranks third in Global Pensions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... overall index value have primarily resulted from an increase in the level of pension fund assets and a rise in the labour force participation rate amongst those aged 55-64. The results also showed that Denmark received an overall index value of 82.9 ...

More jobs, more jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... off the trigger for another month or something ominous that it would have no option but the fire? Was the "6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, Sep 2012" report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics good or bad? The answer, it seems, depends on ...