Tag: unemployment

ACTU says young Australians and those in insecure work are bearing the brunt and not getting sufficient Government support.

New South Wales unsurprisingly suffered the biggest drop in employment and hours worked. Qld and Victoria were other big losers.

Statistics show 360,000 vacancies in May – the highest ever seen in Australia. But economists warn that there is more to it.

Figure is either below, or on par with, the unemployment rate immediately prior to Covid-19 impacting the economy in early 2020.

Exxonmobil’s oil refinery at Altona in Melbourne is to close with the loss of around 350 jobs. BP’s refinery in WA closes this year.

Three quarters of the British population and 40% of Australians agree that their jobs are at risk of being lost to robots. We list the top 10 jobs in danger.

A record surge in employment calms concerns over the state of the Australian economy. New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistic has latest employment figures surpassing expectations.

Strict new conditions for Australians collecting unemployment benefits, including making 40 job applications per month.

Despite the Aussie jobless figure rising to its highest level in a decade, Prime Minister Tony Abbott believes if the government is allowed to get on with its job, unemployment could turn around quickly.

Twenty three candidates from the UK have made it through to the next stage of Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’ competition.