ANZ job ads “slowing, not stalling”

09 January 2017

 

ANZ’s job advertisement is well-known as a leading indicator of employment. It reflects changes in demand for labour and provides another measure of activity in the economy. As such, government officials and economists would have been unhappy when they saw the latest figures from the monthly survey. Total job advertisements fell 1.9% in December (in seasonally–adjusted terms) after a revised 1.6% rise in November while the year-to-December figure of 3.7%...

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