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| | | ... executive at National Seniors, welcomed head of Treasury, Ken Henry's, proposal for tax concessions to encourage older workers to remain in the workforce. However, he warned that a more comprehensive package of measures is necessary to improve the participation ... |
| | | | ... earlier as good earnings news was tempered by an unexpected jump in initial jobless claims. The Labor Department said workers filing for unemployment benefits for the first time rose by 36,000 to 482,000 last week. Economists polled by Thomson Reuters ... |
| | | | ... data out of the US supports this. The unemployment rate remains at double-digits -- looked at another way, 6.9 million workers lost their jobs last year. Jobless claims have again risen. And financial markets were surprised that US consumer confidence ... |
| | | | ... number. Given the positive lead in job ads and business confidence, in a few months time Australia could be importing workers again - if not already - to ease capacity constraints (read, demand for higher wages) and ease inflation pressure. Australia's ... |
| | | | ... create bigger multiplier effects for the economy through what we economists term as the "permanent income hypothesis". Workers on full-time employment psychologically are more likely to spend more because they deem their income permanent. Sure, the 600 ... |
| | | | ... monthly increase. The trade figures helped offset mixed jobs numbers. The Labor Department said the number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose more than expected last week to 474,000 after falling for five straight weeks, slightly higher ... |
| | | | ... government civilian and uniformed employees. It has $A220 billion under management. With about 80 per cent of US federal workers and 30 per cent of uniformed personnel using the fund, it's akin to an industry fund as it operates on a not-for-profit basis ... |
| | | | ... the reported 11,000 job losses were so far, far better than the 125,000 pink slips market expected have been handed to workers in the month. US equities didn't know which way to jump - rejoice that jobs (the sole variable that has put a question mark ... |
| | | | ... Wednesday that it would repay its $45 billion in government bailout money. The government said the number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell by 5,000 last week to 457,000, in a hopeful sign of improvement in the job market. Economists ... |
| | | | ... strong track record." QSuper is the superannuation fund for current and former Queensland Government and related entity workers and their spouses with more than 520,000 members and over $26 billion in funds under management. The QIC Global Fixed Interest ... |
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