Job market dips in WA

While the national unemployment rate is as low as it has been since 2013, new ABS jobless figures and the NAB Research and Insights Report don’t offer a positive outlook for the entire country.

Where the mining boom in Western Australia had resulted in a two speed economy, the housing market in Victoria and New South Wales has meant a turn around.

Meanwhile job trends could indicate trouble for Western Australia.

Story features: David Bond, Senior Lecturer in the Accounting Discipline Group in the University of Technology Sydney Business School.

Image: ‘Job search’ by kate hiscock on Flickr