Green shoots emerge for wages growth

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By Leith van Onselen

Yesterday’s labour market release from the ABS suggested some green shoots are emerging for wages growth, which has been stuck in the doldrums, especially in the private sector:

As noted previously, the underemployment rate has the strongest correlation with wages growth – far more so than the unemployment rate (economist Phil Soos has noted similar):

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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.