Job Vacancies Across Australia Increase by 57 Percent
As various parts of Australia are impacted by new outbreaks of covid-19, the latest job vacancy figures published by the ABS illustrate that job vacancies have risen by 57 percent in May 2021 compared with the figures released in February 2020. One of the major reasons for these labour statistics is the fact that there […]
1 In 3 Australians Are Currently Looking For A Career Change
Newly published research illustrates that as many as 38 percent of Australian workers intent to quit their jobs over the new 12 months. This same survey revealed that a further 39 percent of workers admit to being open to new opportunities. Some of the reason’s workers were keen to look for new positions of employment […]
Queensland State Government Announces 30,000 Tourism Vouchers to Spend on The Gold Coast
In a bid to attract more local tourists back to one of Queensland’s most popular tourism destinations, The Palaszczuk has launched 30,000 tourism vouchers worth $100 each, to be redeemed by tourists when they visit the Gold Coast. The purpose of the initiative is to help businesses recover from the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic […]
The Queensland Government Launches $7.5 Million Campaign to Assist Tourism Sector
The Queensland Government is hoping that a brand new $7.5 million campaign will be able to persuade thousands of workers from around Australia to relocate to Queensland in order to help rebuild its struggling tourism sector. Launched on Thursday 20th May, the “Work in Paradise” campaign intends to offer eligible workers $1500 in cash, travel […]
The Federal Government Announces Tax Cuts Aiming to Reduce Unemployment
As part of the upcoming federal budget, the Australian Government has announced that it will give 10 million working Australians a one-off tax cut. The purpose of this incentive is to boost the economy as it has been revealed that the number of long-term unemployment across the country is drastically increasing despite Australia’s quick rebound […]
The Current Rate of Underemployment in Australia
When the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases its monthly survey of the labour force, a person is only required to work a minimum of 1 hour a week to be considered as “employed”. On the surface this might make people believe that the government is trying to manipulate the unemployment data to make the […]
Australia’s Small Business Sector Needs to Create 210,000 More Jobs to Ensure Full Economic Recovery
New research released by Xero on Wednesday 5th May illustrates that Australia was one of the fastest recovering economies in the world during the second half of 2020. It has been revealed that only 210,000 more jobs need to be created across Australia’s small business sector by the end of this year to drive a […]
70,700 New Job Were Added to The Australian Workforce in March 2021
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has announced that almost 71,000 new jobs were added to the Australian workforce between February and March 2021. The total hours worked has also returned to the same levels that were recorded prior to the covid-19 pandemic. These figures are also illustrating hat there is a big increase in […]