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Jim Chalmers is putting a positive spin on the economy, but is the outlook for Australia grim? theguardian.com/business/2026/… #AustralianEconomy #AustraliaNews #ReserveBankOfAustralia #JimChalmers #Inflation #CostOfLivingCrisis #Unemployment #InterestRates

Jim Chalmers is putting a positive spin on the economy, but is the outlook for Australia grim?

The economy was slowing even before the Middle East conflict and interest rate hikes started to bite, while the boom in datacentres was a rare bright spot
Patrick Commins (the Guardian)
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Amanda Rishworth says jobseekers will no longer be forced to submit ‘endless’ pointless job applications theguardian.com/australia-news… #AustralianPolitics #AustraliaNews #Unemployment #AustralianEconomy #LaborParty

Amanda Rishworth says jobseekers will no longer be forced to submit ‘endless’ pointless job applications

Welfare advocates say that while the reforms are a step in the right direction, the privatised employment services model has failed and should be torn up
Sarah Basford Canales (the Guardian)
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Labor to announce easing of jobseeker mutual obligations requirements in major overhaul of employment system theguardian.com/business/2026/… #Unemployment #Centrelink #AustralianPolitics #AustralianEconomy #AustraliaNews #Business #LaborParty

Labor to announce easing of jobseeker mutual obligations requirements in major overhaul of employment system

Employment minister Amanda Rishworth plans to move system from a ‘one size fits all’ employment services model to three streams of support
Josh Butler (the Guardian)
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Much of the discussion of UK un(der) unemployment revolves around who is seen as the agent of demand:

If we see jobs as a demand by employers for workers, then it looks like the UK is not helping prospective workers find/develop the skills that firms want.

But, if we see workers as demanding jobs (in an economic sense) from employers, then the unwillingness to take what is on offer points to the unappealing quality & character of work on offer...

Or both, of course!

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#workers #unemployment

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Here' some context to the slight drop in UK unemployment reported yesterday. Across the OECD the UK's unemployment rate is just above the overall (aggregated) rate for the whole of the OECD.

So, while the unemployment rate remains too high (from a welfare standpoint) given the international context the UK is hardly an outlier on this indicator, even if in other areas from productivity to investment the UK's is a lot further from commonplace performance.

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#economics #workers #unemployment

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