50 Year low continues as April unemployment rate remains steady at 3.9%
The “3.9% is the lowest the unemployment rate has been in the monthly survey,” Bjorn Jarvis, head of labour statistics at the ABS, said. “The
19 May 2022
Barbering Course helps Participants to ‘Shave their own way’
Jack is an under-employed freight worker who lives in Boondall. He has a passion for art in all its forms—and a long dormant creative mind.
16 May 2022
BUSY to deliver Jobs and Skills Centre services in Broome
Jobs and Skills Centres are “one-stop shops” supporting individuals and businesses to build a skilled workforce. They operate as a State-wide network providing outreach services to
5 April 2022
Federal Budget Commits Billions in Vocational Skills and New Apprenticeships
Already investing up to $13bn in the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements (BAC) initiative which has seen 220,000 Australians enter a trade or skill, the government recently
30 March 2022
Unemployment rate drops to lowest since 2008
Head of labour statistics at the ABS, Bjorn Jarvis said: “With employment increasing by 77,000 people and unemployment falling by 19,000, the unemployment rate fell
18 March 2022
BUSY Sisters Supporting Women In Male Dominated Trades
According to a report In 2012 by the Grattan Institute, they found that if there were an extra 6 per cent of women in the
8 March 2022
BUSY Schools set to open fourth campus in Coolangatta
Queensland’s answer to alternative education for disengaged youth, The BUSY Schools, will open its fourth campus in Coolangatta at the Gold Coast this April following
22 February 2022
Decline in Hours Worked – Due to Increased Sick Leave Over January
While the unemployment figure remains at 4.2% in January, overall hours worked in January fell by nearly 9%, largely due to holiday leave in the
17 February 2022
November Unemployment Figures Show a Recovery
Seasonally adjusted estimates for November 2021: Unemployment rate decreased to 4.6%. Participation rate increased to 66.1%. Employment increased to 13,177,300. Employment to population ratio increased to
20 December 2021
BUSY Partner with The Skill Xchange to Digitalise Trade Workforce
Eden Spencer, CEO and Founder of The Skill Xchange, started the digital platform to ‘digitise the trades industry’ and deliver quicker, easier, and more streamlined
14 December 2021
