Employment has continued to grow over the year. But a lot has changed since the figures were collated and how good they perceive depends on where you liveIt’s pretty easy to find negative things to say approximately the economy,but in the past year, contrary to expectations, or employment has held up well. The latest job emptiness figures released on Wednesday by the ABS showed that the fight to rep a job is now the easiest since the start of 2013. But the figures also show that the battle for jobs is quite varied across the nation,with things getting tough in the west and easier in the east. Employment growth was pretty much the only big win Joe Hockey could point to in his time as treasurer. While the unemployment rate did rise from 5.7% to a peak of 6.2%, much of the rise was due to an increase in participation. The actual growth of employment continued to improve through 2014 and 2015. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com