Women hold more than 50% of all jobs in Australia
Women now hold 50.2 per cent of Australian filled jobs. But men still hold more main jobs — the difference is explained by women’s much greater share of secondary employment.
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Australia’s industrial strikes have not disappeared — but they have collapsed
Australia’s industrial disputes data show a recent lift in activity, but the deeper story is the extraordinary long-run decline in strikes and working days lost since the 1980s.
Housing approvals still below 1.2 million-home target pace
Australia’s housing approval pipeline is recovering, but the latest ABS figures show approvals are still running about 8% below the annual pace implied by the National Housing Accord target.
Why does public administration capture 8.8% of employee compensation from 5.9% of hours worked?
Public Administration and Safety accounts for less than 6% of Australian hours worked but almost 9% of employee compensation — the largest positive gap of any industry. The statistic raises an intriguing question about why.
Australia’s jobs boom is increasingly a care-and-government story
Australia added about 1.29 million main jobs between June 2022 and June 2026. Health, education and public administration accounted for roughly 689,000 of them — 53.4 per cent of the total increase.
One-quarter of the economy generated almost half of the growth in hours worked under Labor
Nearly half of the increase in hours worked since Labor came to office has occurred in health, education and public administration. ABS data shows non-market hours grew 18.9%, compared with 7.6% across the market economy.
GDP Released: Australian productivity has barely increased in a decade
Australia's economy grew 0.4% in the June quarter, but hours worked increased by exactly the same amount. GDP per hour worked remains only around 1% above its June 2016 level.
Australia's two-speed business economy: mining profits surge while retail profits slump
Australian company profits rose in the June quarter, but the headline disguises a sharp divide: mining profits surged 6.8% while retail profits slumped 5.2%.
Household spending rebound makes the RBA’s job harder
Household spending has risen strongly for three consecutive months, with discretionary expenditure now growing faster than spending on essentials.
Labor’s investment boom survives a data-centre hangover
Private capital expenditure fell in June, but the headline masks strong annual growth, rising investment intentions and an extraordinary data-centre investment cycle.
Dark stats - Key findings from the latest mortality data
The latest ABS data show a growing number of deaths as Australia ages, but declining underlying mortality rates across most major measures.
Mining’s skills problem is unusually specialised
New ABS data shows that mining’s workforce problem is not simply a shortage of labour. Among mining businesses experiencing skill shortages, 77.3% say specialist skills or knowledge are required — the highest proportion of any industry.