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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
... notwithstanding the increase in the participation rate from 64.4 per cent to 64.5 per cent. Market expectations centred on a jobless rate of 5.1 per cent in May. The male unemployment rate declined to 4.8 per cent in May from 4.9 per cent in the previous ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... percentage point to 5.1 per cent in April. The male unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 per cent to 4.9 per cent while the jobless rate for female increased by 0.3 percentage points to 5.4 per cent. While the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) trend ...

Daily Economic Update

... unemployment rate dropped to 5 per cent in March from 5.2 per cent in the previous month. Expectations were for the jobless rate to remain unchanged at 5.2 per cent. The back-to-back higher-than-expected growth in employment could alter views surrounding ...

Weekly economic round-up

... week as the RBA's decision included weaker-than-expected growth in employment and a simultaneous increase in the jobless rate in December. This weakening trend in the labour market is consistent with other indicators reported during the week For instance ...

Daily Economic Update

... reached in March this year. Furthermore, job cuts at some of the country's largest companies could see the current jobless rate of 11.5 per cent rise further and are driving German households to rein in spending. Increased confidence and stronger exports ...

Daily Economic Update

... Reserve Bank of New Zealand's (RBNZ) interest rate hike campaign. Statistics New Zealand reported that the country's jobless rate fell to a record low 3.4 per cent in the third quarter from 3.6 per cent in the previous three-month period. The RBNZ raised ...

Jobless rate rises to 5.7% in July - ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2004
... month in a row, hitting 5.7% in July, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the jobless rate rose from 5.6% in June after a 21,600 jump in jobs, allowing for seasonal influences. The rise in employment, all in part-time ...

Aust unemployment rate 5.6% in June - ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2004
Australia\'s jobless rate has retreated from 23-year lows, rising to 5.6% in June, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the jobless rate edged up 0.1 percentage points from the 5.5% recorded in May. The increase in ...

Jobless rate rises to 5.9% in February: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
Australia's jobless rate rose to 5.9% in February, new figures showed today, from a revised 5.8% in January. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said full-time jobs fell for the first time since June last year, with 13,100 positions lost in the ...

Australia close to full employment: Costello

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2004
Treasurer Peter Costello today said Australia was getting close to full employment at its current jobless rate. Figures for February put the jobless rate at 5.7%, up from several months at 5.6%, a level which has not been bettered since the early 1980s. ...