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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
Australia employment The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Labour Force, Australia" report showed that an estimated 17,900 jobs were created in May. This was more than consensus expectations for a 15,000 gain but part-time employment - rising ...

More Australians intend to retire later

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... last year announced changes to the current qualification age for the Age Pension, said the ABS. For those in the labour force who intended to retire, the most common factors influencing their decision were 'financial security' (40% for men and 35% for ...

Aussie jobs trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Another month, another surprise set of numbers from "6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia". In December, 'twas a positive surprise with Australian employment shedding only 1,000 heads (now revised to just an 800 cut) versus expectations for a 12,500 reduction. ...

Ending super gender gap needs collective approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... superannuation and to have a higher account balance." It said that the reasons are "women having more time out of the paid labour force for family and women more likely to be employed in part-time or lower paid occupations." The data indicates that the ...

Chill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... 1.2% last month. Yes, yes, I hear you... one swallow does not a spring make. This could all reverse at the next "Labour Force" publication. This is the very reason why the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) tells us that the trend estimate "is the ...

Mercer rates Aussie super B+

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... by: Introducing a requirement that part of the retirement benefit must be taken as an income stream Increasing the labour force participation rate at older ages Introducing a mechanism to increase the pension age as life expectancy continues to increase ...

Extend compulsory super to self-employed: ASFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Nearly 10% of Australia's labour force is self-employed and compulsory superannuation should include at least some of them, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said. "Only a relatively small number of the self-employed have business ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... down 31 points at 5,370. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases June's labour force data. No major equities news is expected, but Telstra's chief executive Andrew Penn will deliver a speech at a CEDA event. In ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... dropped to a lower-than-expected 5.3% last month from 5.5% in May but this owed more to lower participation in the labour force - from 62.9% to 62.6% (the least since October 1977). Then there were snippets on U-6 unemployment, long-term unemployment ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... said. He said the figure was in line with February's jobless rate in a sign the labour market has steadied. "These labour force figures aren't going to do anything to make the share market worst or better," he said. "NAB's decision to announce today ...