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Two sets of data came out last week highlighting how male workers, particularly those seeking full-time employment, have borne the brunt of Australia’s labour market adjustment towards services.
First, the Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) data, released on Thursday, revealed that male full-time earnings grew by just 1.2% in the year to May 2016, well below female full-time earnings (3.3%) and below the overall growth in earnings across the labour market (2.1%):
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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.
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