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Unemployment stays steady

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... considerable focus on the resource states of WA and Queensland driving national growth, the 4 per cent increase in fulltime employment over the last year in WA was almost matched by the 3.2 per cent increase in NSW. Queensland in contrast experienced ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... quarter. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity for March is released. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations releases its skilled vacancies survey for May. In company news, Programmed Maintenance releases full-year ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... Bureau of Statistics releases its lending finance data for March, and Manpower and the Melbourne Institute release their employment report for May. In equities, attention will be focussed on Westpac Banking Corporation's proposal to take over St George ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... hit a new record high. The Hang Seng Index closed down 160.42 points at 25,449.79. WELLINGTON - A surprise fall in employment brought forward forecasts for a cut in Reserve Bank interest rates, sparking a remarkable turnaround in the sharemarket. News ...

Raising stakes in charity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... Australia (SVA), an organisation that supports 20 social ventures including aboriginal, youth, ageing, environment and employment programs. Cuffe claims it is the first not-for-profit managed fund in Australia and is designed to provide SVA with a regular ...

Unemployment rises to 4.1 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... 4.1 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms. But the shift may be due to women becoming more employable as part time employment gains more favour across the economy. The ABS said part times job grew by twice the number of full time jobs. The switch may ...

Finance jobs fall 8 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... executive payroll is often the first area to be effected," he said. "The private sector in particular has cut executive employment in seven out of the last eight months. This makes the downward trend difficult to deny." Montgomery said it was a global ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... Commonwealth Bank release their Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI) for March. The Hudson Report: Q2 Employment Expectations Survey also was released early this morning. In company news, court action relating to the Opes Prime collapse ...

Job vacancies bull run falters

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... in the private sector. The concern is that the public to private sector ratio for job vacancies is about double the employment ratios between the sectors, leading to fears that generous public sector employment conditions that are topped up departmental ...

Macq expands Qld broking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
... increasing the Queensland business resources was important as the state's population continued to enjoy the lifestyle and employment opportunities resulting from the mining boom. "Queensland is a unique part of Australia, but while our clients might ...