July job ads fall “short-lived”: ANZ

08 August 2016

 

Total job advertisements fell back in July after two months of rises, according to ANZ’s monthly jobs ads survey. The month-on-month figure fell by 0.8%, although the year to July figure remains positive at 6.9%.  After revisions to past data, June’s comparable figures were 0.4% and 8.0% respectively. The survey’s results produce what economists call a “leading indicator”, or a statistic which gives a strong hint as to the direction...

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