Job market articles
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Jobs market strength to go under the microscope
After a surprisingly strong set of monthly jobs data, analysts will be watching the latest figures for confirmation of a trend. A hot labour market points to resilience in the economy and the possibility of lingering price pressures at critical juncture in the Reserve Bank’s fight against inflation. Ahead of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ […]
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Jobs market holds ground despite rise in unemployment
Australia’s labour market is still in pretty good shape despite the economy shedding jobs and the unemployment rate edging higher. A more muted result was widely expected in the Australian Bureau Statistics’ March labour force data following a stellar set of numbers in February. The jobless rate in March ticked higher to 3.8 per cent, […]
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Heavily tattooed woman vents about the job market after being rejected by TJ Maxx
‘Just because I have tattoos doesn’t mean I’m not gonna be a good worker,” woman says