The World According to Spart

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So much for the employment data excitement

So much for the employment data excitement

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Stephen Spartacus
Mar 21, 2021
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Yeah yeah. The government spins. The media jumps.

The latest ABS employment/unemployment data came out last week.

Crack the champagne, or perhaps even the sparking wine:

Seasonally adjusted estimates for February 2021:

  • Unemployment rate decreased to 5.8%.

  • Participation rate remained at 66.1%.

  • Employment increased to 13,006,900.

But is the data that good? We…

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