The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
- Treasurer
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Cracking down on non-compete clauses to boost wages and productivity
The Albanese Government is taking action to stop unfair non‑compete clauses that are holding back Australian workers from switching to better, higher‑paying jobs.
Unemployment remains low under Labor
Low unemployment has continued under the Albanese Government, according to ABS Labour Force figures for February released today.
More Australians in a job than ever before
Today’s jobs numbers for January show the number of employed people in Australia reaching a record high of 14,634,300, with 64.6 per cent of the working age population now in a job and the…
Press conference, Brisbane
SUBJECTS: Reserve Bank of Australia rate cut, real wages growth, Future Made in Australia.
Five quarters of annual real wage growth under Labor
New data released by the ABS today shows that real wages have now grown for five consecutive quarters under the Albanese Labor Government.
Lowest average unemployment in half a century under Labor
Today’s jobs figures show the Albanese Government has the lowest average unemployment of any government in fifty years at the same time as inflation is down and wages are up.
Press conference - Brisbane
SUBJECTS: Jobs data, Bruce Highway funding, Middle East ceasefire, inflation, estimates of the NAIRU, Whyalla job losses, Queensland crime, superannuation.
More Australians in work as festive season approaches
More Australians are working, and they are earning more under the Albanese Government, with more than a million new jobs created, a record for a parliamentary term, and nearly 400,000 of them in…
Jobs keep growing under Albanese Government
More jobs are being created in Australia, with job numbers continuing to grow according to the latest Labour Force Survey data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Four quarters of annual real wage growth under Labor
New data released by the ABS today shows that real wages have now grown for four consecutive quarters under the Albanese Labor Government.
A million new jobs under Labor
Under the Albanese Government, more Australians are working, earning more and keeping more of what they earn, with today’s ABS Labour Force figures showing well over a million jobs (1,039…
More new jobs created under Labor
An extra 47,500 jobs have been created in the last month, with the Albanese Government continuing to oversee the largest increase in employment in a single parliamentary term in Australia’s…