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BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – August 2023
— Strong growth in part-time jobs keeps unemployment rate steady at 3.7 per cent as participation rises. — — Female employment rebounds from July slide. — — Australia’s labour force participation rate hits all time high of 67.0 per cent.... Read article
— Strong growth in part-time jobs keeps unemployment rate steady at 3.7 per cent as participation rises. — — Female employment rebounds from July slide. — — Australia’s labour force participation rate hits all time high of 67.0 per cent.... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – July 2023
— Employment stagnates, unemployment rate rises from 3.5 per cent to 3.7 per cent. — — Real wages remain low, little prospect for growth in coming quarters. — — Data only weaker for women, and may not reflect a general... Read article
— Employment stagnates, unemployment rate rises from 3.5 per cent to 3.7 per cent. — — Real wages remain low, little prospect for growth in coming quarters. — — Data only weaker for women, and may not reflect a general... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – June 2023
— NSW unemployment rate hits record low as eastern states continue to drive strong labour market. — — Labour market absorbing growth in the working-age population of 50,000 persons every month, with little sign of labour demand weakening. — —... Read article
— NSW unemployment rate hits record low as eastern states continue to drive strong labour market. — — Labour market absorbing growth in the working-age population of 50,000 persons every month, with little sign of labour demand weakening. — —... Read article
Trading Up: International trade futures and the Western Australian economy
The eighth report in the BCEC Focus on Industry report series, Trading Up: International trade futures and the Western Australian economy, examines the benefits, opportunities and challenges that exist for the WA economy in relation to trade and investment. The... Read article
The eighth report in the BCEC Focus on Industry report series, Trading Up: International trade futures and the Western Australian economy, examines the benefits, opportunities and challenges that exist for the WA economy in relation to trade and investment. The... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.