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Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... 5,600 workers in September. Although sharply lower than market expectations for a 23,000 gain, the statistician's Labour Force report showed that the number of unemployed dropped by 37,200 heads in September (from August) taking the unemployment ...

Chief economist update: Heaven can wait but the BOE couldn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... since the start of 2018 up to May (the latest available). Even better this low rate of joblessness comes amid the labour force participation rate reaching a record high 79% in June. This compares with America's 4% unemployment rate (the lowest since ...

Financial literacy in females continues to lag

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... evidence of an association between region of residence and financial literacy, but there are large differences by labour force status, particularly absent the controls for economic outcomes (which tend to be most favourable for the full-time employed ...

Chief economist update: Fed funds at five point O

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... the increase in the participation rate to 62.9% from 62.7% - indicating that even more workers are re-joining the labour force optimistic that they'll land one. But don't take my word for it. Behind the already excellent non-farm payrolls report ...

Chief economist update: Steady at 24 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... for the labour market remains positive. Strong growth in employment has been accompanied by a significant rise in labour force participation. The vacancy rate is high and other forward-looking indicators continue to point to solid growth in employment" ...

Chief economist update: Australian workers, don't expect a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... in the "near term". Financial Standard's recently-released "Good Economics Guide" contains a definition of the ABS Labour Force survey and its market implications. Here's a snippet: "The Australian Labour Force report ranks as one of the most significant ...

Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... indicates that continued jobs growth, slowing as it may be, remains sufficient to offset rising participation in the labour force. But what matters more for the economy, any economy, is if labour market strength translates higher wages that would encourage ...

Chief economist update: The uncertainty that is Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... expectations for a 205,000 increase. The unemployment rate held steady at a 17-year low of 4.1% in February as the labour force participation rate jumped to 63.0% from 62.7% in January, reflecting increased confidence among jobseekers of finding employment. ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... Australians all let us rejoice and have ourselves a merry little Christmas! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report shows a sharp jump in employment in November no matter how it's measured. Look at the seasonally adjusted estimates ...

Salt reveals retirement hotspots

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... of Sydney, is the top sea change hotspot for NSW retirees, with about 32%of the population over 65 and not in the labour force. In Victoria, Echuca-Moama, a town on the banks of the Murray River, is turning into a tree change hotspot where the median ...