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Unemployment at lowest level since 1977

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2004
... cent), South Australia (5.8 per cent), West Australia (4.7 per cent) and Tasmania (6.4 per cent). The improvement in employment was even more meritorious with the participation rate - the number of people actually in employment or looking for work - ...

Market Wrap

... today, Coles Myer will release its first quarter results, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will publish October employment data and the Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Inflationary Expectations is due.

Schroders maintains reputation

... strategy a recommended rating and regards the house as one of the better growth options available to investors due to the employment of a capable team of managers and their use of a sensible attitude toward growth investing.

ANZ Job Ads survey finds ads at three year high

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2004
... seen since 1977 if the underlying trend remains positive. "The strong rise in job advertising points to a rebound in employment growth in the final quarter of 2004, after somewhat disappointing jobs growth numbers in four of the past months," Mr Eslake ...

McFarlane at ANZ until 2007

ANZ has extended chief executive officer John McFarlane's employment term by one year with the new contract now set to expire on 30 September 2007. The main elements of Mr McFarlane's new contract include a fixed annual remuneration level of $2 million ...

Increased need for full-time accounting staff

... National demand for permanent accounting staff is on the rise according to Hays Accountancy and Finance's (Hays) latest Employment Activity Report with the July to September quarter showing a 14 per cent increase in finance permanent vacancy activity ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2004
... was eight points firmer at 3710 on a volume of 745 contracts. On the day the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases employment data for September while Telecom Corp of New Zealand hosts its annual general meeting.

APRA appoint Byres executive general manager - DID

... with APRA since its establishment in 1998, working in both prudential policy and front line supervision. During his employment with APRA, Byres has been responsible for much of APRA's early work on the new Basel capital accord (Basel II) and played a ...

Weak jobs data may mean delayed rate rise: economists

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2004
... rates straight after the October election, economists said today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics today said total employment had fallen 6,600 to 9.655 million, seasonally adjusted. Of this, full time employment rose 8,100 to 6,941,300 and part time ...

Aust manufacturing activity measure falls slightly in August

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2004
... the month. New orders growth slowed, with weaker growth also recorded for deliveries and stocks, while production and employment growth remained relatively steady. Overall activity was strongest in fabricated metals, machinery and equipment, food and ...