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THE LABOUR MARKET HAS RECOVERED AT A RELATIVELY QUICK PACE
UNEMPLOYMENT HAS RECOVERED QUICKLY¹
UNEMPLOYMENT HAS FALLEN ACROSS STATES¹
(%)
20
15
10
5
0
-Unemployment Rate
-Underutilisation Rate
1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021
HOURS WORKED HAVE REBOUNDED ACROSS STATES²
(Index)
105
100
9
(%)
8
7
6
5
4
3
NSW - -VIC ―QLD -SA-WA
TAS
Mar-19 Jun-19 Sep-19 Dec-19 Mar-20 Jun-20 Sep-20 Dec-20 Mar-21
WAGE GROWTH IS SOFT3
3.5
3.0
ли
muy
Forecast
(%)
NSW
VIC
⚫QLD
SA
WA
TAS
4.5
4.0
2.5
95
95
2.0
Quarterly
-Year-ended
1.5
90
90
1.0
0.5
85
0.0
Mar-20
May-20
Jul-20
Sep-20 Nov-20
Jan-21
Mar-21
1997 2000
2003 2006 2009
2012 2015 2018
2021
Source: ABS. Data to March 2021
(2) Source: ABS, NAB. February 2020 = 100, data to March 2021
(3)
Source: ABS. Data to December quarter 2020, NAB forecasts thereafter
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