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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
Cross-Country Analysis of Labor Markets during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The authors study employment outcomes during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic across eight countries exhibiting different case levels and policy responses: the United States, Australia, France, Denmark, Italy, South Korea, Spain, and Sweden. While the proportion of people... Read article
The authors study employment outcomes during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic across eight countries exhibiting different case levels and policy responses: the United States, Australia, France, Denmark, Italy, South Korea, Spain, and Sweden. While the proportion of people... 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
The role of the resources sector in harnessing and developing Australian STEM capability
The resources sector makes a vital contribution as the anchor for Australia’s science, research and industrial base. As the sector undergoes a structural evolution to capture a greater share of the minerals, materials and manufacturing value chain, new research commissioned... Read article
The resources sector makes a vital contribution as the anchor for Australia’s science, research and industrial base. As the sector undergoes a structural evolution to capture a greater share of the minerals, materials and manufacturing value chain, new research commissioned... Read article
Factsheet: Unpacking the role of the resources sector in harnessing and developing Australia’s STEM capability
The resources sector makes a vital contribution as the anchor for Australia’s science, research and industrial base. As the sector undergoes a structural evolution to capture a greater share of the minerals, materials and manufacturing value chain, new research commissioned... Read article
The resources sector makes a vital contribution as the anchor for Australia’s science, research and industrial base. As the sector undergoes a structural evolution to capture a greater share of the minerals, materials and manufacturing value chain, new research commissioned... 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
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.