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BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – July 2026
National unemployment rate essentially unchanged, but rounding pushes the headline figure up from 4.4 per cent to 4.5 per cent. Modest decline in employment marks a solid outcome given the surge in jobs in previous month’s figures. Results impacted by... Read article
National unemployment rate essentially unchanged, but rounding pushes the headline figure up from 4.4 per cent to 4.5 per cent. Modest decline in employment marks a solid outcome given the surge in jobs in previous month’s figures. Results impacted by... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – June 2026
Surprise jump in employment keeps pressure on interest rates. Unemployment rate holds steady at 4.4 per cent. Participation up and workers seeking more hours in response to rising living costs. Strong jobs growth casts doubt over labour market softening A... Read article
Surprise jump in employment keeps pressure on interest rates. Unemployment rate holds steady at 4.4 per cent. Participation up and workers seeking more hours in response to rising living costs. Strong jobs growth casts doubt over labour market softening A... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – May 2026
National unemployment rate edges back down from 4.5 to 4.4 per cent. Solid jobs growth, all in the form of higher female part-time employment. Inflation remains stubbornly above the Reserve Bank’s comfort zone. A waiting game on interest rates After... Read article
National unemployment rate edges back down from 4.5 to 4.4 per cent. Solid jobs growth, all in the form of higher female part-time employment. Inflation remains stubbornly above the Reserve Bank’s comfort zone. A waiting game on interest rates After... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – April 2026
Unemployment rate rises from 4.3 per cent to 4.5 per cent in April. Employment down by 18,600, with women bearing the brunt of job losses. The rise in unemployment may buy some time on another interest rate rise, but the... Read article
Unemployment rate rises from 4.3 per cent to 4.5 per cent in April. Employment down by 18,600, with women bearing the brunt of job losses. The rise in unemployment may buy some time on another interest rate rise, but the... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – March 2026
Modest rise in employment and fall in participation combine to keep the unemployment rate steady at 4.3 per cent. Jobs data yet to reflect impact of fuel crisis, but data on vacancies and hours worked point to resilience in labour... Read article
Modest rise in employment and fall in participation combine to keep the unemployment rate steady at 4.3 per cent. Jobs data yet to reflect impact of fuel crisis, but data on vacancies and hours worked point to resilience in labour... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – February 2026
Unemployment rate rises to 4.3 per cent, up from 4.1 per cent. Solid increase of almost 50,000 jobs, as a fall in full-time jobs is offset by a big jump in part-time employment. Rising energy prices and investor uncertainty associated... Read article
Unemployment rate rises to 4.3 per cent, up from 4.1 per cent. Solid increase of almost 50,000 jobs, as a fall in full-time jobs is offset by a big jump in part-time employment. Rising energy prices and investor uncertainty associated... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – January 2026
Unemployment rate holds steady at 4.1 per cent. Odds firm for a further hike in interest rates in the first half of 2026. Real wages likely to continue to fall over 2026. Catch 22 in wages data The January labour... Read article
Unemployment rate holds steady at 4.1 per cent. Odds firm for a further hike in interest rates in the first half of 2026. Real wages likely to continue to fall over 2026. Catch 22 in wages data The January labour... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – December 2025
Unemployment rate falls from 4.3 per cent to 4.1 per cent on the back of a rebound in jobs. Since the rate peaked at 4.4 per cent in September, the labour market has remained significantly tighter than anticipated in key... Read article
Unemployment rate falls from 4.3 per cent to 4.1 per cent on the back of a rebound in jobs. Since the rate peaked at 4.4 per cent in September, the labour market has remained significantly tighter than anticipated in key... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – November 2025
Sharp drop in full-time employment of 56,500 persons in November, or 0.6 per cent Unemployment rate holds steady at 4.3 per cent due to a 0.4ppt fall in the male participation rate Softening employment growth may help stave off an... Read article
Sharp drop in full-time employment of 56,500 persons in November, or 0.6 per cent Unemployment rate holds steady at 4.3 per cent due to a 0.4ppt fall in the male participation rate Softening employment growth may help stave off an... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – October 2025
Unemployment rate falls back to 4.3 per cent, down from ‘surprise’ 4.5 per cent in September. Growth in full-time employment, hours worked, and vacancies, and a fall in under-employment all underscore resilience in employment conditions. No interest rate relief on... Read article
Unemployment rate falls back to 4.3 per cent, down from ‘surprise’ 4.5 per cent in September. Growth in full-time employment, hours worked, and vacancies, and a fall in under-employment all underscore resilience in employment conditions. No interest rate relief on... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – September 2025
Anaemic jobs growth in September sees unemployment rate rise to 4.5 per cent Participation remains high despite weakening labour market conditions Upcoming September quarter CPI figures key to RBA interest rate decision on Melbourne Cup Tuesday Don’t panic ( just... Read article
Anaemic jobs growth in September sees unemployment rate rise to 4.5 per cent Participation remains high despite weakening labour market conditions Upcoming September quarter CPI figures key to RBA interest rate decision on Melbourne Cup Tuesday Don’t panic ( just... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – August 2025
Total employment down marginally, as full-time job losses outnumber part-time gains. Average monthly hours worked fall nationally; vacancies fall in all states and territories. The headline unemployment rate steady at 4.2 per cent but likely to rise in coming months.... Read article
Total employment down marginally, as full-time job losses outnumber part-time gains. Average monthly hours worked fall nationally; vacancies fall in all states and territories. The headline unemployment rate steady at 4.2 per cent but likely to rise in coming months.... 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.