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Australia recorded 14.7mn people employed in Jan 2026, up by 24,700 m-o-m
“It is good that today’s figures are positive because more Australian workers are getting secure jobs they can…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #AU #employment #full-timejobs #growth #labourforce #labourstatistics #participation #securejobs #underemployment #unemployment
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/502852/ -
Australia recorded 14.7mn people employed in Jan 2026, up by 24,700 m-o-m
“It is good that today’s figures are positive because more Australian workers are getting secure jobs they can…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #AU #employment #full-timejobs #growth #labourforce #labourstatistics #participation #securejobs #underemployment #unemployment
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/502852/ -
US policymakers lose faith in official unemployment rate
... The loss of confidence in the main jobless rate as a definitive economic indicator also has big policy implications.
Even if the US unemployment rate continues its rapid descent in the coming months, the Fed has said it will not start removing its monetary support for the economy by increasing interest rates until full employment can be measured by a much broader range of measures, which will almost certainly include labour force participation.
Criticism of the mainline "U-3" unemployment rate has been long and widespread. As the Financial Times piece notes, this change has "big policy implications", an extreme understatement.
Bypass Paywall: https://archive.is/xsyi0
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/10c3d7aa-8b92-42d0-97f7-e2090561fc42#economics #economy #FederalReserve #unemployment #BidenAdministration #LabourStatistics