State of the States

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State & territory economic performance report How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment;

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2013 – Weakest job creation in 17 years

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Labour force Jobs down: Employment fell by 22,600 in December after a revised 10,500 gain in jobs in November (previously reported as a 21,000 increase in jobs). Full-time jobs fell by

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The participation rate is falling – why?

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The Australian labour market is soft.  Employment growth has slowed, the unemployment rate is trending higher and job vacancies are low. But the increase in the unemployment rate has been

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State of the States

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State & territory economic performance report How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment;

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Job losses, longer hours; but better times ahead

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Labour force Jobs & jobless rate: Employment fell by 10,800 in August after falling by a revised to 11,400 jobs in July (previously reported as a 10,200 loss in jobs). The

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State of the States – July 2013

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State & territory economic performance report How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment

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Jobs rebound yet outlook still murky

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Employment rose by 14,000 in July after a revised fall of 28,300 in June (previously 27,000). Economists had expected 10,000 jobs to be added. In July part-time jobs rose by

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Jobs up, but slowdown clear over time

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Labour force Employment rebounded in March, lifting by 37,800 people. Economists had tipped job gains of 20,000 (range from +5,000 to +30,000 jobs). The February result was revised to show job

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Europe’s reversal of fortunes: core trumps peripherals

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Until recently, the defining theme of European economic monetary union since its introduction in 1999 was the convergence of the peripheral economies (ex-Soviet bloc and outlying countries) and core Europe

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Biggest fall in jobs in 18 months

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Labour force Employment fell by 10,100 people in February – the biggest decline in 18 months (since August 2009). Economists had tipped job gains of 20,000 (range from -10,000 to

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