The jobless rate hasn’t been this high since November 2021. But this is why it’s unlikely to stop the Reserve Bank from lifting interest rates next Tuesday.
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The Reserve Bank will be closely watching these job trends, along with upcoming inflation data, ahead of its August rate announcement.
The first in-depth analysis of discouraged workers finds they range from young men to mums. Unless we pay more attention to them, we risk misreading the economy.
Nigeria needs a radical shift in its economic policy approach. Macroeconomic stability won’t automatically create jobs and alleviate poverty.
Men and women experience and try to cope with stress in diverse ways.
New research finds economists and policymakers are too focussed on the unemployment rate and not on the quality of jobs young people are doing.
Blaming newcomers — particularly international students and their spouses — for job shortages overlooks deeper structural issues in the labour market.
Addressing the problem will require a more inclusive labour market that better accommodates non-standard career paths.
Rising costs and the change in the nature of work has led to more people holding more than one job.
Young Black men are being denied employment for multifaceted reasons, and when they do find work, are often trapped in low-paying jobs.
Even the government’s pledge of 1.3 million extra jobs might not be enough to keep unemployment below 4%. The pledge ought to be the unemployment rate itself.
Universities shouldn’t only attend to the knowledge and skills graduates need for work but also the factors that give graduates a better chance of earning a living and participating in society.
The Fair Work Commission has shown it can still provide important economic leadership.
Nigeria’s economy is in bad shape. This has affected its ability to create jobs.
Australia has a long history of making unemployment support contingent on the idea of “deservedness”. JobSeeker rules are an extension of that.
The widely reported unemployment rate – currently 6.3% – doesn’t fully reflect the reality of joblessness in the US economy.
The inadequacy of the Newstart payment was recognised long before the pandemic. We shouldn’t go back to it.
More than eight out of 10 self-employed Australians have taken a significant financial hit from COVID-19, new ANUpoll data shows.
We’ve tested the claim that overworkers have no choice, and found it wanting.
Graduate students have much to offer the non-academic workforce based on critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Universities need to help them articulate these skills for employers.
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) and Senior Vice-President, Monash University
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Education, University of Huddersfield
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Academic Convenor, Hallmark Ageing Research Initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Researcher at CONICET. Coordinator of the Group of Social Studies on Paraguay at the Institute of Latin American and Caribbean Research, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Economist, UNSW
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow (Macroeconomics), Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
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Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) and John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor of Economics (Griffith University) and Teaching Associate (University of Queensland), Griffith University
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management