May 2021 Jobs Data
After a lacklustre jobs performance in April, there has been a strong jobs performance in May according to the May 2021 Jobs Data.
At face value this looks good for the economy. But it does mean that with more jobs added than people joining the workforce, there will continue to be pressure in employers to find and retain good quality staff. And this lack of staff my adversely impact business ability to fully recover.
According to the May 2021 Jobs Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday, all the key job metrics are better in May 2021 than they were in February 2020. For example:
- Over 130,000 more people were in jobs in May 2021 than in February 2021. Of this over 92,000 were women and over 96,000 were in full time jobs.
- The number of unemployed people fell by over 2,000 people from February 2020 to May 2021. This is despite an extra 128,000 people in the workforce. In absolute terms the number of unemployed people is less that it was in April 2019.
- The unemployment rate is the lowest since December 2019 and second lowest rate since February 2019.
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April 2021 Jobs Data
The April 2021 Jobs Data released today is the first jobs data after the end of JobKeeper.
At one level it looks like the end of JobKeeper did not have a big impact as the unemployment rate fell from 5.7% in March to 5.5% in April.
But if you look behind the numbers you see a different story.
Firstly, the number of employed people fell by nearly 31,000 between March and April. Women suffered the worst here, with the number of employed women falling by over 36,000. From a state perspective, the biggest job losses were in NSW which had nearly 37,000 less people working in April compared to March.
Secondly, the total labour force fell by over 64,000 people between March and April. This means that over 64,000 people stopped working, or stopped looking for work in April. For people who were unemployed in March and stopped looking for work in April, they are no longer counted as unemployed.
Thirdly, whilst the number of unemployed people of nearly 34,000 people in April, this can be reasonably attributed to less people looking for work and not actual job creation (especially as there are nearly 31,000 less people working in April).
My conclusion
I think the end of JobKeeper in March, has meant a lot of people gave up hope of getting work in April.
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