EBAs show downshift in Aussie wage growth

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Last week, SEEK released its annual salary tracker, which fell to 3.7% in the year to September 2022, down from a peak of around 4.5%:

Seek wages

The latest Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) data has been released by the Fair Work Commission, with average annualised wage increases in newly-lodged collective agreements plunging to just 2.4%:

EBA applications
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The agreements lodged cover 26,449 employees with an effective duration of four years:

Fortnightly EBAs lodged

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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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