South Australia’s employment shock worsens

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By Leith van Onselen

Yesterday’s July labour force release from the ABS showed in all its hideous glory the deep employment shock that is gathering pace in South Australia.

In trend terms, full-time jobs growth continued to deteriorate, falling by 2.4% in the year to July versus 1.6% growth nationally:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.