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Long pause likely from RBA: Economist

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... in multiple decades." However, Bloxham explained that despite low rates of unemployment, job advertisements and job vacancies have come off their peaks. "This is a critical feature even though the labour market is tight, the fact that it's not tightening ...

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... "Combine these indications with other leading and timely indicators of the jobs market, such as job advertisement and job vacancies, which have also fallen recently, and it seems that the labour market is starting to loosen." Bloxham said this is good ...

Australian CPI accelerates to 7.3%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... also a cause, following Black Friday's boosted sales. According to the data, retail sales rose by 1.4% while job vacancies fell to 4.9%. VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler said labour market tightness, ongoing inflationary ...

Federal Reserve delivers 0.75bp rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... developments Powell said that the labour market remains extremely tight, with the unemployment rate nearing a 50-year low, job vacancies nearing record highs and wage growth elevating. Over the last three months US employment rose by an average of 375,000 ...

Residential property demand to weaken

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... 8% this year, Wargent said, adding that the potential for unemployment to rise could also derail demand. "Record job vacancies suggest that the employment figures are only going to increase from here, especially as the international borders reopen," ...

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... investment was picking up and the labour market had strengthened. The unemployment rate had fallen below 5% and job vacancies were at a high level." "The recovery in the Australian economy has, however, been interrupted by the Delta outbreak and the ...

Salaries boosted by skills shortage

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
The financial services and insurance industries have record high job vacancies and skills shortages, sparking a significant boost in salaries. According to recruiter Robert Half's 2021 salary guide, it's a good time to be looking for work in financial ...

Chief economist update: ScoMo cannot miss new vaccination target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... restrictions on a number of Australian imports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest report on job vacancies provide a good forward view of the domestic labour market. According to the ABS, "job vacancies were 27 per cent higher than ...

Jobs return to pre-pandemic levels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... Australian economy is outperforming expectations...What we have seen in the November quarter was a 23% increase in job vacancies. What we saw in the month of November were loan commitments for owner occupiers for the construction of new dwellings up ...

Financial services jobs show signs of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... remains 40.3% below its January 2020 level. Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker said that while the improvements in job vacancies in May and June were a promising sign, the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, including renewed shutdowns, caused concerns for ...