Ideal jobless rate ‘some time away’: RBA

By Dynamic Business · 16 July 2019 · Locked

Ideal jobless rate ‘some time away’: RBA

Jobless Rate May Be Further Away Than Expected

The Reserve Bank of Australia is working to achieve the ideal jobless rate, but a high participation rate and expanding workforce are making it a challenging task. Will the RBA's efforts pay off in the near future?

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Reserve Bank of Australia board members agreed back-to-back cash rate cuts were necessary to eat into spare labour market capacity, but a high participation rate and an expanding working age population means it will take “some time” to achieve the ideal jobless rate. Minutes from the RBA’s July 2 meeting show members agreed a consecutive […]

Tags: Australian Economy, cash rate, Economy, jobless rate, Rba, Reserve Bank of Australia, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate