Posts Tagged ‘ABS’
More teachers and more deaths: 2020 employment projections
Each year in Australia, the Department of Employment produces employment projections by industry, occupation and region for the upcoming five years, the latest being the five years to November 2020. These projections are produced using detailed data from the ABS Labour Force Survey. In the 2016 update released last Friday, total employment is predicted…
Read MoreMothers, families, work and role sharing: what I have learned
A very significant event for my family occurred on Christmas Eve. My wife, Michelle was offered, and she accepted, the position of Head of HR at her current employer of six years, Hallmark Cards Australia. I was thrilled for her as I know how hard she has worked to build her corporate HR skills after…
Read MoreNZ employment update: First fall in three years
Yesterday the most recent quarterly update for employment in New Zealand was released (Statistics New Zealand publishes labour market data quarterly, whereas the Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes the equivalent data monthly). The result was the first backward step in the New Zealand labour market in three years. Category Sept 2015 (000s) …
Read MoreDo we really need recruiters on 457 visas?
The Federal Government has just released the latest 457 visa report. It makes for interesting reading. The headline statistics are: The number of subclass 457 primary visas granted , 51,940, in the 2013-14 year was 24.2 per cent lower than the previous year, 68 480. The number of primary visa holders in Australia on 30 June 2014 was 108,870, 0.8…
Read MoreAustralia confirmed as New Zealand’s poor jobs cousin
Earlier this year I wrote about New Zealand’s improved economic performance and how it was putting Australia in the shade. The official data released since that blog only further highlights the strengthening of New Zealand’s position. Consider the following comparative data: Area New Zealand Australia* June 2014 total employment 2.328 million (+3.8%) 11.578 million (-0.7%) June…
Read MoreThe hidden candidate gold mine: 400,000 part-timers almost available
At the end of last year, the ABS released its Barriers and Incentives to Labour Force Participation, Australia, July 2012 to June 2013 (catalogue 6239.0). This survey revealed some fascinating information about the Australian workforce: Of those 9.4 million people, aged 18 years and over, who did not work full-time, approximately 2.6 million (or 28%) indicated that…
Read MoreHow post-school education helps your work prospects and earnings
Four week ago I wrote about the recent release of Australian Jobs 2013. As mentioned it’s the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations’ most recent edition of their comprehensive annual Australian labour market update. In that blog I highlighted a range of statistics about employment relevant to recruiters. Today I highlight one…
Read MoreMining jobs boom definitely over: DEEWR
In May this year, Australian Jobs 2013 was released. It’s the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations’ most recent edition of their comprehensive annual Australian labour market update. The most significant news story amongst the welter of statistics was that the mining jobs book is over, according to DEEWR. In the five…
Read MoreThe lucky country: Australia’s labour market progress since 1992
At this time in 1992 I had just turned 26 and was in my second year as a temp recruiter at Recruitment Solutions in the Sydney CBD with a remuneration structure of $35,000 base plus team commission. We had moved offices from 50 Margaret St to 275 George St and for the first time I…
Read MoreGood news all round for New Zealand employment
Statistics New Zealand only releases labour market information every quarter unlike in Australia where the ABS releases labour market data every month. The most recent release for the March 2013 quarter highlighted some excellent news for the New Zealand economy. Statistics New Zealand reported that, nationally, in the March 2013 quarter, compared with…
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