Australia’s job market has failed badly since the global financial crisis.

Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by less than 0.1 percentage points to 6.3 per cent in November 2014, according to this report. Summary Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by less than 0.1 percentage points to 6.3 per cent in November 2014, as announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. The seasonally...

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten claims unemployment stood at 5.7 per cent when the Abbott government came to office in September 2013, but it rose to 6.2 per cent by December 2014.

This guide looks at a number of key economic indicators to provide an overview of what has been happening in Australia's manufacturing industry.

The Victorian Council of Social Service outlines out the key strategies for help to Victorians people already facing disadvantage get back to work. Executive summary With our unemployment rate rising, it is time todevelop a workforce participation plan that includes all Victorians, by including measures that particularly support vulnerable Victorians. Victorian Council of Social Service...