The Hon Jim Chalmers MP

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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…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 12 December 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

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.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 November 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

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.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 13 November 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

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…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 17 October 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

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…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 19 September 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP

Joint media release: Job creation hits nearly one million under Albanese Labor Government

Despite the unemployment rate ticking up slightly to 4.2 per cent last month, an extra 58,200 new jobs were created across our economy.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 15 August 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Annual real wages continue to grow under Labor

New data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows annual real wages continue to grow under the Albanese Labor Government. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 13 August 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

$35 million Care and Support TAFE Centre of Excellence for Cairns

The Albanese and Miles Labor Governments are jointly investing $35 million to establish a Care and Support TAFE Centre of Excellence at Queensland TAFE’s Cairns campus.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 17 July 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Lance McCallum MP

Pay rise for low paid workers and women

The Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review decision is a win for workers, a win for women and it will help with the cost of living. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 3 June 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Real wages keep growing under Labor

Annual real wages are now growing even more strongly after falling dramatically under the former government.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 15 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP

Government's Annual Wage Review submission

The Albanese Labor Government has recommended the Fair Work Commission ensures the real wages of Australia’s low-paid workers do not go backwards.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 28 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Wages grow faster than inflation in September quarter

New ABS data today shows real wages increased 0.1 per cent in the September quarter, the second consecutive quarterly increase.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 15 November 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP