The Reserve Bank’s inclination to punish
The Reserve Bank of Australia are a callous lot, says Richard Farmer. Let’s not worry about those 5.2% of people without a job, or all those working less hours than they would like to.
View ArticleThousands of jobs gone
Crikey media wrap: A volatile financial climate -- thanks to a high Aussie dollar and pressures from Europe -- is resulting in thousands of Australian jobs being cut from finance, retail and...
View ArticleStacking up job loss headlines against figures
Perhaps it's best to channel Ross Gittins' steel trap mind as you confront twin headlines about Qantas layoffs alongside the ABS's surprise January's unemployment figures.
View ArticleQantas ditches share dividend again — and 500 jobs
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce this morning delivered what he conceded was a poor half-year-to-December 31 performance by the company, while leaving considerable uncertainty hanging over jobs and services.
View ArticleWhat’s happening with Australian jobs
A glance at the graphs below is enough to show that trend figures give a more helpful idea of what is happening on the jobs front
View ArticleConfusion on the jobs front — not on productivity
Unemployment edged up in February but so did hours worked, and strikes fell and productivity rose in the December quarter. What's going on, ask Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane?
View ArticleUnemployment: more good news from Wayne’s World
Today's strong jobs numbers confirm that the economy is travelling well, reinforcing the surprisingly strong first quarter economic growth figures from yesterday. Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane report.
View ArticleUnusually smooth jobless numbers mirror May
A small rise in unemployment partially offsets the big growth seen in May. Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane report.
View ArticleSteady as she goes: jobs figures vindicate RBA strategy
The continuing strength of the Australian jobs market has gone and upset all those carefully thought out forecasts for a rise in the unemployment rate, producing another month of solid jobs growth.
View ArticleFlat unemployment complicates economic picture
Today's jobs data show the economy has moderated from the strong growth of earlier this year - though not by as much as feared.
View ArticleWhy Archbishops should learn their history
Crikey readers have their say on the biggest issues of the week.
View ArticleStevens vindicated: resilient labour market backs RBA call
October jobs data shows the economy still outperforming the predictions of doomsayers. Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane investigate.
View ArticleRichard Farmer’s chunky bits: triumph of the nerds
I hope you will forgive one comment about the triumph of the nerds who came under such attack from conservatives for correctly interpreting the myriad opinion polls as pointing to a very likely Barack...
View ArticleRichard Farmer’s chunky bits: gloom for pessimists
As well as stronger employment figures, the ABS made it even harder to join the glass-half-empty crowd by finding that monthly aggregate hours worked series showed an increase in November.
View ArticleDole around the world: how does Australia stack up?
With the latest unemployment rate due to be announced tomorrow, a quick look around the world shows that Australia is not a terrible place to be unemployed, writes freelance journalist Sally Whyte.
View ArticleJobless rate steady — despite Campbell Newman’s efforts
Australia's December 2012 unemployment rate has edged closer towards 5.4%. But a comparison with 2011 shows the jobs market is more resilient than most punters give it credit for.
View ArticleTrouble in paradise — blame shifting on unemployment in Queensland
Unemployment in Queensland has -- unsurprisingly -- increased following the Newman's governments significant cuts across the public service. Blaming others doesn't cut it, says Professor John Quiggin.
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