Even the government’s pledge of 1.3 million extra jobs might not be enough to keep unemployment below 4%. The pledge ought to be the unemployment rate itself.
Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
While everyone’s talking about Anthony Albanese’s campaign stumble, the more extraordinary thing is that unemployment is actually set to fall below 4%. A 60-year low of 3% is now within sight.
Emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurialism in Nigeria has shifted responsibility for creating employment from employers to unemployed youths.
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Niccolò Pisani, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
The president’s business reforms are not to everyone’s liking, but they seem to be producing results.
The reduction of environmental pollution has offered countries the opportunity to start from a position of reduced pollution.
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A new report on the ongoing impact of the pandemic on social service providers in Victoria found jobs and labour force participation are far from fully recovered.
Members of South Africa’s anti-migrant “Operation Dudula” group march in Jeppestown, Johannesburg.
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Ending violence against foreigners can only happen by first recognising – and addressing – the hazards of South Africa’s crumbling system of indirect rule.
South Africa has an extensive social security network, but poverty levels remain obstinately high.
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When researchers examined the outcomes for cases to discharge student loan debt, they found that judges are often biased against people based on their gender and other factors.
Many formal sector jobs are increasingly precarious and poorly paid, meaning that formal work is not an avenue to greater social equality for many people.
Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Unemployment is far lower than predicted and isn’t setting off the kind of inflation seen in the United States. There’s no telling how much lower it can go.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the 2022 state of the nation address.
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Evidence shows that benefits sanctions push people into worse jobs, with long term negative effects.
The Morrison government could achieve unemployment rates once seen under Australia’s longest-serving Prime Minister Robert Menzies.
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Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
The Morrison government could get unemployment down to levels not seen since the 1970s.
Cities that have vibrant cultural and public services tend to withstand mass plant closures and layoffs better than communities lacking them, and young people either move to them after plant closures or remain living in them.
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Preliminary research suggests cultural and social services retain or attract employees hard hit by plant closures in other communities. Preserving them may help cities withstand future crises.
Service-focused companies are experiencing some of the highest quit rates.
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While the numbers of people quitting their jobs in 2021 are higher than normal, a closer look at all the existing data suggests the current trend isn’t as dramatic as news headlines imply.