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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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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
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1997
Bulletin
– May 1997
the 1980s expansion was also characterised by a mid-cycle slowing. Graph 2 shows that labour market measures clearly identify three recessions. ... Forward indicators in the labour market also point to some firming in labour demand.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/may/1.html
Economic Developments | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report - 1987
30 Jun 1987
Annual Report
These reductions often reflected pressures in foreign exchange markets. Most market interest rates fell significantly in 1986/87, reflecting accommodating monetary conditions and lower inflation rates. ... Despite the slowdown in economic activity, the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1987/eco-development.html
Economic Developments
9 Mar 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1988
Following the stock-market crash, the monetary authorities in major countries moved quickly to calm financial markets. ... Nevertheless, the developing countries continued to experience difficulties in restoring access to financial markets and in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1988/eco-developments.html
Quarterly Report on the Economy and Financial Markets
10 Feb 1997
Bulletin
– February 1997
There is considerable variation in growth in wages between different segments of the labour market. ... Graph 20. The tight labour market is putting some upward pressure on wages.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/feb/1.html
Economic Activity
26 Jun 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1977
12 Labour Market. The labour market weakened a little further in 1976/77. ... Demand for labour was generally unresponsive to the modest pick-up in activity.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1977/eco-activity.html
Economic Developments
9 Mar 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1980
LABOUR MARKET. The labour force grew by 2.1 per cent in 1979/80, somewhat more than in the previous year. ... There was a boom in gold and other commodity markets in late 1979 and early 1980.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1980/economic-developments.html
Economic and Financial Developments in 1980/81 | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report - 1981
30 Jun 1980
Annual Report
decreased. PRICES, WAGES AND THE LABOUR MARKET. During the year, private capital inflow, excluding that on account of marketing authorities, totalled $5,814 million, $4,101 million more than in ... notes during the year; raisings by the Board from
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1981/eco-fin-developments.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 Feb 2005
Bulletin
– February 2005
Graph 1. There have been clear signs of improvement in the labour market over the past six months or so. ... While the pattern of the recent GDP data has been uneven, the message from business surveys and the labour market has been more positive.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2005/feb/1.html