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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.
Ending violence against foreigners can only happen by first recognising – and addressing – the hazards of South Africa’s crumbling system of indirect rule.
Social security reforms are needed that include support for the long-term and chronically unemployed and informal workers.
Politics is turning into a playground for the country’s elite in the absence of other avenues through which to rise to fame – and fortune.
The US economy is cooling, yet inflation remains elevated, a combo that suggests stagflation might be right around the corner.
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.
The number of retirees at risk of poverty is growing, making them three times more likely to experience poverty than any other age group.
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.
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.
Reviving the capacity of the state is also crucial to shoring up support for democracy in the long term.
While the uptick in the unemployment rate in January may seem like bad news, the reason it rose actually shows the labor market returning to normal.
Evidence shows that benefits sanctions push people into worse jobs, with long term negative effects.
The Morrison government could get unemployment down to levels not seen since the 1970s.
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.
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.
The dominant forces in the Coalition seem to have learnt their lesson: Australia’s economy still needs serious budget support.
Thursday’s budget update will forecast one million jobs will be created over the next four years and unemployment will fall to 4.25% by June 2023.
The evidence shows that political risk in South Africa has increased markedly in certain areas over the past two decades.
The narrative of the Great Resignation is that workers hate their jobs and are desperate to quit. The data tells a somewhat different story.
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Senior Lecturer, Research School of Economics, and Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University
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