Job creation
Alternative labels
Industry employment Initiatives
Employment systems
Working paper
New jobs, old jobs: the evolution of work in New Zealand’s cities and towns
This paper uses census data to document and analyse the changing nature of jobs in regional New Zealand between 1976 and 2013.
Report
Can government policies that drive strong economic outcomes for the private sector alleviate poverty?
This paper discusses how the adoption of pro-growth policies tends to result in lower levels of poverty, especially through opportunities for job creation. In particular, the paper calls for policies that promote greater access to credit and the protection of minority investors, in order to reduce such levels of poverty.
Strategy
Western Australia’s Asian engagement strategy 2019-2030
This strategy document provides a framework for Western Australia’s long term engagement with key Asian markets and responds to the need for Western Australia to diversify its economy and create more skilled jobs.
Report
Oil in the Great Australian Bight: comparative report on employment potential
This research argues that opening up the Great Australian Bight to exploratory drilling for oil and gas is unlikely to have much of an effect on jobs, and could even threaten employment in other industries.
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Are there really 54,000 people employed in thermal coal mining?
Nationals Party Deputy Leader Bridget McKenzie says coal exports will remain critical to regional communities and the economy, and claims that the thermal coal industry employs 54,000 people.