Pete spoke to John MacKenzie on radio 4CA this morning on “secondary” jobs (you can read commentary here, and here) as well as domestic tourism in the Tropical North. Listen below…
Last week the ABS produced their first release of the new Labour Account data series (see commentary here) which, among other things, gives us an insight into the number, and industries, of “main” and “secondary” jobs. To be clear the ABS define these terms as:- Labour Account main job Labour …read more
Today’s release by the ABS of regional jobs data, and our own Conus Trend analysis of that unadjusted data, shows Cairns powering ahead with the Trend unemployment rate falling to 5.3%. This is the lowest rate the region has seen since September 2008. Trend jobs have increased by 1,300 since …read more
Yesterday the ABS released for the first time their experimental data series Labour Account Australia. In the ABS’s own words..”This publication presents experimental estimates for the Australian Labour Account for the period 2010–11 to 2015–16. The Australian Labour Account consists of eleven sets of tables focusing on four central quadrants …read more
We are delighted to see CCIQ making extensive use of the Conus Trend Industry Jobs data series in their Queensland Economic Update (download it here). The use of the Trend data allows a much clearer and timely picture of regional jobs in the various industries across Queensland than previously available. …read more
The ABS jobs data for June shows a total of 14,000 new jobs (seasonally adjusted) which was just slightly lower than market consensus expectations of a 14.4K increase. As expected the unemployment rate came in unchanged at 5.6% (after May was revised up from 5.5%). The good news lies in …read more
John MacKenzie from radio 4CA spoke to Pete this morning about last week’s regional jobs and industry data as well as yesterday’s Census release. You can hear the interview below.
The ABS present quarterly data for industry employment at a regional level. However, the data they supply is only available on an unadjusted 4-quarters average basis for the SA4 regions. This means that the data as presented paints a very delayed picture of the actual employment reality within the regions. …read more
The ABS regional jobs data for May was released this morning and we have completed our Conus Trend analysis. What it shows is the regions doing far better than Greater Brisbane on almost all measures. Over the year to May Trend jobs were up 31,000 in QLD, but 23,400 of …read more
Last week saw the release of the Dept of Employment Small Area Labour Market data for the March quarter. This series is based on ABS data as well as Centrelink and Census data and is the only reliable source of unemployment information at a Local Government Area level. However, the …read more