Productivity Commission jukes the productivity stats

Advertisement

The Productivity Commission (PC) released a report last week that refuted union assertions that corporate greed was to blame for workers’ poor wage growth leading up to the pandemic:

“Over the long term, for most workers, productivity growth and real wages have grown together in Australia”.

“Mining and agriculture – which account for about 5% of total people employed across the economy – have exhibited wage decoupling and skew the national average significantly”.

Wage decoupling

The full text of this article is available to MacroBusiness subscribers

$1 for your first month, then:
Cancel at any time through our billing provider, Stripe
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.