New skills commission drives future training
Bligh says the Government's Employment Taskforce will lead the transition into the new Queensland Skills Commission
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Qld employer optimism on the rise: survey
Queensland employment optimism continues to gain ground, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey
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Employment Office grows Brisbane team
Recruitment marketing specialist Employment Office has appointed Mick Dwane as its operations manager
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Transport leads business in return to labour demand
THE RECOVERY: More job ads online for transport positions than any other industry sector
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Transporters want staff, stronger outlook shows
Transporters gearing up for wide-scale labour recruitment; confidence in improving economy soars
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Hutchinson hires apprentice labour
Hutchinson Builders recruits apprentices for Brisbane sporting complex contract, in bid to pave way for more resilient industry
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Employment Office expands to Canada
Brisbane-based Employment Office continues international expansion with opening of Canadian headquarters
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Employment expectations continue surge
Queensland businesses' employment expectations are continuing to improve, with new statistics showing a net 43.3% of employers are anticipating an
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Aust, Qld jobless rates hit all time low
Westpac senior economist Justin McCarthy says the overall recovery in the "labour market over recent months has been nothing short
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Spring renovations to drive jobs growth
Spring renovating is expected to drive jobs growth in Queensland in the next quarter, with employment in the retail sector
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Qld employers positive on employment
Queensland's buoyant economy is still underpinning positive employment growth in the state with a survey released this week showing 22%
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Q'land leads the nation in job creation
Nearly four out of every 10 full-time jobs created in Australia over the past 12 months occurred in Queensland, Treasurer
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Aust unemployment rate hits 23-year low
The nation's unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points (ppt) to 5.5% in May, the lowest level since June 1981.
Contributing to
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Queensland blitzes nation in jobs growth
Queensland remains the nation's top-performing state on the jobs front, with 1.4% growth expected (21,379 new positions) between January 2004
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Jobs ads rise points to stronger economy
A steady increase in the number of job ads backs other data showing the Australian economy is continuing to perform
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Qld's jobless rate reaches 13-year low
Queensland's unemployment rate was steady in July at 6.8% (in both trend and seasonally adjusted terms), the lowest trend rate
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Employments starts to trend downwards
The number of job ads in major metropolitan newspapers rose by 0.4% in seasonally adjusted terms in March, to an
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More trainees needed to stop shortages
Employers must forge closer ties with school-based apprenticeship programs to stop critical shortages in vital industries, Training Minister Matt Foley
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Break up of the former CES continues
Agreements have been signed with four purchasers for the sale of a number of Employment National's businesses, Minister for Finance
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Qld employers most optimistic on jobs
More than 90% of businesses plan to hire or keep their workforce steady, according to the latest quarterly TMP Worldwide
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