WA Economy
While the Western Australian economy has had a sustained period of continuous economic growth, successive governments, policy-makers, businesses and individuals continue to grapple with the policy dilemmas of a changing economic landscape, slow productivity growth, and disruptive technologies.
This research theme aims to provide insights into the changing WA economy, based on the most up-to-date data and independent research, to ensure economic agents can better understand the complexities of the economy, its growth trajectory as well as future growth opportunities and challenges.
The WA Economy research theme also provides a monthly update on WA’s labour market within an Australian context, with our BCEC Monthly Labour Market Updates. A detailed WA economic update is also available through the BCEC Quarterly Economic Commentary. These outputs ensure analysis on critical economic indicators is available on a regular and frequent basis.
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – February 2023
Michael Dockery, Alan Duncan, Astghik Mavisakalyan
Labour market rebounds with 64,600 new jobs in February, at odds with anticipated weakening. Strong outcome primarily driven by rising employment in Victoria. February’s labour market data makes the Reserve Bank’s next interest rate decision a line call. The soft... Read article
21 March 2023
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Go Your Own WA: Recovery and regeneration for the tourism industry in Western Australia
Alan Duncan, Alex Buckland, Abebe Hailemariam, Daniel Kiely, Silvia Salazar, Valentina Sanchez Arenas, Clayton Dias, Michael Volgger
The seventh report in the BCEC Focus on Industry report series, Go Your Own Way: Recovery and regeneration for the tourism industry in Western Australia, examines the dynamics of the tourism industry before and after the COVID-19 crisis and outlines the road to... Read article
3 March 2023BCEC Reports | Focus on Industry
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BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – January 2023
Michael Dockery, Alan Duncan, Astghik Mavisakalyan
Evidence of downturn builds, but unlikely to save mortgage holders from further pain Can we get inflation under control without driving the economy into recession? That’s the big challenge for Australian policy-makers for 2023. After eight consecutive interest rate rises... Read article
17 February 2023Monthly Labour Market Update
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BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – December 2022
Alan Duncan, Michael Dockery, Astghik Mavisakalyan
Despite little change, December figures may mark a turning point Nationally, there was minimal movement in the main labour force aggregates in December. Total employment fell marginally, by 14,600 jobs or one tenth of a per cent, the participation rate... Read article
23 January 2023Monthly Labour Market Update
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BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – November 2022
Alan Duncan, Michael Dockery, Astghik Mavisakalyan
No November pain for employment, only for borrowers Estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) labour force survey for November show no signs of the anticipated economic downturn. The national labour market managed to absorb a surprising 71,300 new... Read article
19 December 2022Monthly Labour Market Update
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Understanding utility hardship
Graham Hansen, Eva Perroni, Silvia Salazar
Access to energy and water is essential for people’s health, wellbeing and security, and to meet all of their basic needs. This is recognised in the United Nations Development, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable which sets out the goals of ensuring... Read article
9 December 2022Research Reports
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