Posts tagged "unemployment"

Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the Employment White Paper on Monday, laying out how the federal government is preparing for the skills and employment needs of the future.

Australian workers see a strong work-life balance as the most desirable trait among employers, new research shows, suggesting small businesses may be able to woo employees with benefits not provided by their larger competitors.

Australia's unemployment rate is heading lower. Yet while typically good news, it's a sign inflation is still struggling to be tamed.

Labor says its new budget is focused on ‘economic resilience’ and ‘fiscal restraint’. Here are the key figures and forecasts it’s using as backing.

The 2022-23 federal budget crystallises what many in the business community are already feeling: times are turning for the worse. 

In news that won’t come as a huge surprise, the vast majority of the 3 million unemployed and underemployed people in Australia come from marginalised diversity groups.

Restaurant owners want next week's federal budget to address staff availability and the punishing cost of doing business, six months after pledges in the last budget left one small trader feeling like a "tool" in an election campaign.

Australia is facing a war for talent — and the nation's small businesses appear to be outgunned, with large companies growing their headcounts faster while also offering more significant wage increases.

Part-time work has the potential to change lives. Done well, it can drive hugely positive outcomes for individuals, families, workplaces and society. Yet most people and organisations don’t realise its power.

Forecasting the economy through to mid-2024, we put the occupations most likely to run into shortages or surpluses into four groups.

Australia's youth unemployment rate has fallen to just 7%, new data shows, suggesting businesses reliant on junior staff may find it difficult to build their headcount ahead of the looming Christmas rush.

What’s driving this new ultra-low unemployment? It’s been harder for employers to get workers, because borders were closed, and because of unusually high rates of people off sick.