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BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – July 2024
— Unemployment rate rises to 4.2 per cent in July, but continued surge in jobs growth the real story. — — Participation hits all-time highs for persons overall (67.1%) and for women (63.2%). — — Results strongly affected by apparent... Read article
— Unemployment rate rises to 4.2 per cent in July, but continued surge in jobs growth the real story. — — Participation hits all-time highs for persons overall (67.1%) and for women (63.2%). — — Results strongly affected by apparent... Read article
Western Australia – China trade briefing note: Benefits to Western Households
Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council, this briefing note establishes a firm evidence base on the economic impact of trade with China on Western Australian households. This briefing note provides and overview of the relationship between China and WA.... Read article
Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council, this briefing note establishes a firm evidence base on the economic impact of trade with China on Western Australian households. This briefing note provides and overview of the relationship between China and WA.... Read article
Presentation: Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry
View the presentation by lead authors Dr Adam Crowe, Research Fellow, Curtin AHURI Research Centre, and Professo Alan Duncan, Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, from the launch of the report Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry, on... Read article
View the presentation by lead authors Dr Adam Crowe, Research Fellow, Curtin AHURI Research Centre, and Professo Alan Duncan, Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, from the launch of the report Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry, on... Read article
Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry
Watch the full report launch online here, and access the presentation slides here. Building the Dream, the ninth report in the BCEC Focus on Industry series, reveals that at current rates of dwelling completion, Western Australia will fall well short... Read article
Watch the full report launch online here, and access the presentation slides here. Building the Dream, the ninth report in the BCEC Focus on Industry series, reveals that at current rates of dwelling completion, Western Australia will fall well short... Read article
Australia’s trade and economic relationship with China: Benefits to Australian households
Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council, this report establishes a firm evidence base on the economic impact of trade with China on Australian households. The report’s findings demonstrate that Australia-China trade offers measurable benefits to the average Australian household... Read article
Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council, this report establishes a firm evidence base on the economic impact of trade with China on Australian households. The report’s findings demonstrate that Australia-China trade offers measurable benefits to the average Australian household... Read article
Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre Annual Report 2023
2023 was another busy year for the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC). BCEC’s publications were widely read with almost 7,000 downloads. Media mentioning BCEC was widely consumed, reaching nearly 20 million people across television, print, radio and online. Thematically, housing... Read article
2023 was another busy year for the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC). BCEC’s publications were widely read with almost 7,000 downloads. Media mentioning BCEC was widely consumed, reaching nearly 20 million people across television, print, radio and online. Thematically, housing... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – February 2024
— Employment jumps by 116,500 workers in February, or 0.8 per cent in a single month. — — Headline unemployment rate tumbles back to 3.7 per cent, down from 4.1 per cent in January. — — Robust labour market erodes... Read article
— Employment jumps by 116,500 workers in February, or 0.8 per cent in a single month. — — Headline unemployment rate tumbles back to 3.7 per cent, down from 4.1 per cent in January. — — Robust labour market erodes... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – January 2024
— Unemployment rate inches over 4 per cent for first time in two years. — — Other major labour market aggregates largely unchanged. — — Fall in vacancies gaining momentum in eastern seaboard. — Is the Australian labour market holding... Read article
— Unemployment rate inches over 4 per cent for first time in two years. — — Other major labour market aggregates largely unchanged. — — Fall in vacancies gaining momentum in eastern seaboard. — Is the Australian labour market holding... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – December 2023
— Volatile employment figures show 65,100 jobs shed in December. — — Other indicators suggest this overstates the rate at which the labour market is weakening. — — Expect interest rates to stay on hold when the Reserve Bank Board... Read article
— Volatile employment figures show 65,100 jobs shed in December. — — Other indicators suggest this overstates the rate at which the labour market is weakening. — — Expect interest rates to stay on hold when the Reserve Bank Board... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – November 2023
– Surprise pre-Christmas jump in full-time employment: up by 0.6% in November – – Participation rate leaps to 67.2 per cent, 0.2ppt – – MYEFO projections banking on deteriorating jobs growth in coming quarters – Jobs figures strong, but estimates... Read article
– Surprise pre-Christmas jump in full-time employment: up by 0.6% in November – – Participation rate leaps to 67.2 per cent, 0.2ppt – – MYEFO projections banking on deteriorating jobs growth in coming quarters – Jobs figures strong, but estimates... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – October 2023
– Inflation and interest rates to stay high for longer – – Labour market stubbornly resilient, as jobs grow by 55,000 nationally – – Real wages to keep falling in coming quarters – Jobs data in line with revised expectations... Read article
– Inflation and interest rates to stay high for longer – – Labour market stubbornly resilient, as jobs grow by 55,000 nationally – – Real wages to keep falling in coming quarters – Jobs data in line with revised expectations... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – September 2023
— Labour market weakens, but headline unemployment rate falls. — — Exodus of males from the labour force as male participation rate falls 0.7ppt to 71.0 per cent; female participation rate returns to 62.7 per cent record high. — —... Read article
— Labour market weakens, but headline unemployment rate falls. — — Exodus of males from the labour force as male participation rate falls 0.7ppt to 71.0 per cent; female participation rate returns to 62.7 per cent record high. — —... 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.