Independent economist Tarric Brooker posted the below analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Q2 2024 Labour Market Account, showing the extent to which the nation’s job growth is being driven by government roles: “Government-funded industry jobs are still being printed in huge numbers (268,000 YoY). There have only been 33,000 new market based
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