ABCDiamond

Not much change in Unemployment figures this month...

From the ABS

Unemployment increased by 800 to 664,100

• The Australian Trend unemployment rate moved in July 2009 from 5.8% to 5.9%
• The Australian Seasonally Adjusted unemployment rate remained the same at 5.8%

But looking at the Original figures, for the last 13 months, before amending for trend and season, we get this....

Unemployed - looking for full-time work ; Persons ;

Unemployed - looking for part-time work ; Persons ;

TheSun

then why do i know 6 people who've just lost their jobs plus a few more whos hours have been cut? sounds like some massaging of figures to me....

kporte

There isn't a government that doesn't. We are taking on staff

ABCDiamond

Different locations have different figures, these are the averages for the entire country.

Toowoomba, in QLD, for example has an unemployment rate of under 2%.
Illawarra in NSW, is about 10%.

Some places are hiring, some are firing, and it averages out..

E3only

I do know 5.8 is fantastic overall result. They were fearing for worst.

With recent equity market rise & optimism, I hope jobs are safe for all of us...

ABCDiamond

Thanks to a post on Average Wages, I saw this graph a short while ago, at: http://www.news.com.au/business/stor...56-462,00.html

mindblower

The media is as corrupt with spin as the UK here.

nigel and wendy

nah ......its different here

northernlights

The Aus trend is still on the UP.

According to the chart:
Aus unemployment + 50% since Sept 09, (4% -6%)
US unemployment + 55% since Sept 09, (6% - 9.5%)
Spainish unemployment + 30% since Sept 09, (12% - 18%)

So basically, were doing as well as the US

northernlights

No, Australian media is more corrupt than UK.

At least in the UK you have investigative journalists who challenged every article written. Here, nothing. They get away with any old drivel, the market isn't cut throat enough. Here in WA we have one newspaper - The West and 66% of their revenue comes from Real Estate advertising so all news is bias towards Real Estate, keeps the clients happy and the $$$ rolling in.

Aussies in general take what they read as gospel, whereas, I'd say the Brits are more sceptical and don't believe everything they read.

ABCDiamond

Of course it has been going up. That's what my earlier figures have been showing...
But the same as the US ?

• US unemployment 9.5%
• Australia unemployment 5.8%

Hmm, maybe both going up, but i'd rather be a worker in Australia than in the US. What about you ?

ABCDiamond

Should we NOT believe that unemployment is actually going up then ?

The newspapers are saying it is, and you say we shouldn't believe what we read ...

nigel and wendy

i dont think she actually meant that.........its just that the uk has so many crap news papers ,the sun,mirror,star,news of the world etc etc,that are full of made up celeb crap,politcal rubbish.Brits are just more "aware" of what they read and dont take it for gospel.

ABCDiamond

Many Australians think that the British are taken in by what the British media publishes, but...

Many British also seem to think that the Australians are taken in by what the Australian media publishes

One day, maybe people will realise that just because something is published doesn't mean it is true, or that those who read it believe it to be true

nigel and wendy

yeah i suppose..........but most people arnt clever like us and dont seem to relise there is a big wide world out there and belive anything they see on the tv/papers.............perhaps there should be some sort of regulation over this, oh hang on...........they should have said that about bankers 10 years ago !!!!! but thats another story !!!!