During 1978 to 2015 unemployment rates for Adults in Queensland have varied between a high of 11.0% in July 1983, and a low of 3.3% in August 2008.
The was a very sharp rise in 1982-83 when the rate jumped from … Read the rest
The “Seasonally Adjusted” Australian Unemployment Rate for those looking for FULL TIME work has risen from 5.9% in December 2016 back up to 6.2% in January 2016. This rate reached a high of 6.5% in July 2015, … Read the rest
2.35% Dec-2006
2.91% Dec-2007
2.34% Dec-2008
3.92% Dec-2009
3.38% Dec-2010
3.26% Dec-2011
3.59% Dec-2012
4.36% Dec-2013
5.25% Dec-2014
5.78% Dec-2015
4.13% Dec-2006
4.13% Dec-2007
5.01% Dec-2008
5.79% Dec-2009
3.74% Dec-2010
4.66% Dec-2011
4.43% Dec-2012… Read the rest
Unemployment Rate (15+)
3.30% Toowoomba
4.20% Brisbane – Inner City
4.30% Darling Downs – Maranoa
4.40% Brisbane – South
4.70% Moreton Bay – South
5.00% Brisbane – East
5.20% Brisbane – North
5.20% Gold Coast
5.50% Greater Brisbane
5.70% Brisbane – West… Read the rest
ABS figures released in September 2015 showed the Trend Unemployment Rate for August 2015 at 6.2% for all Employment Types.
The report also shows the Unemployment Rates for each year from 1978, and the following chart comprises the Unemployment Rate for each August of each of … Read the rest
Unemployment Figures are released every month for Australia by the ABS, but what EXACTLY does the most commonly produced figure tell us?
The August 2015 Unemployment Rate is quoted by most publications as: 6.2%.
This is based on the ABS media report stating:… Read the rest
Australia gets a lot of new migrants arriving every year, and many are under the skilled migrants scheme, but we often hear about how difficult it is for some to get work.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) … Read the rest
The rate of Unemployment for recent migrants is normally higher than for long term Residents or citizens.
Comparative unemployment rates
9.0% Recent migrants on a permanent visa
7.0% Recent migrants (all visas)
5.4% people born in Australia
4.6% Temporary residents
4.3% Migrants with … Read the rest
29.8% South Australia ?? Outback, SA Australian Labor Party
26.7% Tasmania – South East, TAS Liberal
25.3% Shepparton, VIC Liberal/National
22.5% Townsville, QLD LNP
20.7% Mornington Peninsula, VIC Liberal/National
20.6% Launceston and North East, TAS Liberal
20.2% Cairns, QLD LNP
19.8% Richmond ?? … Read the rest
Australian Unemployment Rates by State from January 2012.
The overall change from January 2012 to July 2013 has been:
The increase is the percentage change from the January 2012 rate to the … Read the rest
