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RBA Glossary definition for labour market
labour market – A collective term for employment, unemployment, participation rates and wages.
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Unemployment and Spare Capacity in the Labour Market
18 Sep 2014
Bulletin
– September 2014
The unemployment rate provides an important gauge of spare capacity in the labour market and the economy more generally. However, other factors also affect unemployment, which complicates its interpretation when informing monetary policy.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/sep/2.html
Underemployment in the Australian Labour Market
17 Jun 2021
Bulletin
– June 2021
Underemployment in Australia has been moving higher for several decades.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/jun/underemployment-in-the-australian-labour-market.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2004
Bulletin
– November 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/nov/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2000
Bulletin
– November 2000
the tightness of the labour market. ... With political uncertainty eroding confidence in financial markets, market interest rates increased by much more – around 20 percentage points – to levels higher than during the Asian financial crisis.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/nov/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2002
Bulletin
– August 2002
Production has recovered to be around its peaks in late 2000, and the associated improvement in the labour market in a number of countries has helped support household spending. ... Graph 26. Labour markets have improved across the region in recent months
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/aug/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2003
Bulletin
– May 2003
2.1. (a) Contribution to GDP growth. Source: Thomson Financial Datastream. The weakness in household consumption growth during the March quarter was consistent with some weakening in the labour market. ... Graph 5. The labour market also has remained weak
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/may/1.html
Indicators of Labour Market Conditions in Advanced Economies
21 Jun 2018
Bulletin
– June 2018
Graph 4. The average number of hours worked can also be expected to move with labour market conditions: in tight labour markets, employers may increase hours for those staff seeking additional ... We look at a wide range of alternative labour market
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/jun/indicators-of-labour-market-conditions-in-advanced-economies.html
Financial Markets and the Economy in the March Quarter
10 Apr 1993
Bulletin
– April 1993
The growing slack in German labour markets appears to be exerting some downward pressure on wages, which should result in a reduction in underlying inflation in due course. ... The markets were also unsettled by the possibility of continued large budget
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1993/apr/3.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2001
Bulletin
– November 2001
The extent to which business caution may affect the labour market is unclear. ... Labour market outcomes will be an important factor affecting household consumption spending, through both income and confidence effects.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/nov/1.html
The Economy and Financial Markets
10 Feb 1998
Bulletin
– February 1998
By year's end, the labour market had improved, such that employment and labour force participation were rising, and unemployment was beginning to decline. ... This was against a background of continuing good inflation outcomes, notwithstanding the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/feb/1.html