Comments on: The truth about unemployment rates http://destinationtalent.com.au/blog/2009/03/30/the-truth-about-unemployment-rates/ A portal for all things recruitment in Australia Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Clayton Wehner http://destinationtalent.com.au/blog/2009/03/30/the-truth-about-unemployment-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Clayton Wehner Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:55:32 +0000 http://www.destinationtalent.com.au/blog/2009/03/30/the-truth-about-unemployment-rates/#comment-1630 Hi Philllip, Yes, the Australian Capital Territory has been remarkably resilient in the face of the global financial crisis. Canberra is generally insulated from the worst of the problems during downturns, because the government continues to spend on major policy initiatives (eg. major projects like the ATO Change Project and Department of Human Services web portal projects) even when times are tough. The fact that the Rudd Government is now starting to ramp up its policy implementation after its 'honeymoon' period means that there is still plenty of work available. That said, things are starting to turn - the ACT was the first state/territory to officially go into recession and there are murmurings from several government departments and agencies (namely the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Geoscience) of employee rationalisation in the not-too-distant future. Recently the Gershon Report was handed down which recommended that departments rationalise their contractor workforce and tighten their spending on ICT projects, and these recommendations will be implemented in the latter half of this year. The Federal Budget in May is likely to be a tough one and I suspect that the second half of 2009 will be a lot harder for Canberra as the flowthrough effect of the crisis begins to be felt in the capital. Clayton Wehner CapitalJobs.com.au http://www.capitaljobs.com.au Hi Philllip,

Yes, the Australian Capital Territory has been remarkably resilient in the face of the global financial crisis. Canberra is generally insulated from the worst of the problems during downturns, because the government continues to spend on major policy initiatives (eg. major projects like the ATO Change Project and Department of Human Services web portal projects) even when times are tough. The fact that the Rudd Government is now starting to ramp up its policy implementation after its ‘honeymoon’ period means that there is still plenty of work available.

That said, things are starting to turn – the ACT was the first state/territory to officially go into recession and there are murmurings from several government departments and agencies (namely the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Geoscience) of employee rationalisation in the not-too-distant future. Recently the Gershon Report was handed down which recommended that departments rationalise their contractor workforce and tighten their spending on ICT projects, and these recommendations will be implemented in the latter half of this year. The Federal Budget in May is likely to be a tough one and I suspect that the second half of 2009 will be a lot harder for Canberra as the flowthrough effect of the crisis begins to be felt in the capital.

Clayton Wehner
CapitalJobs.com.au
http://www.capitaljobs.com.au

]]> By: Chandler Macleod Group says employment opportunities still exist http://destinationtalent.com.au/blog/2009/03/30/the-truth-about-unemployment-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-1624 Chandler Macleod Group says employment opportunities still exist Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:14:14 +0000 http://www.destinationtalent.com.au/blog/2009/03/30/the-truth-about-unemployment-rates/#comment-1624 [...] don’t despair as Phillip Tusing from Destination Talent says unemployment is a bit of a strange thing: For instance, Cabramatta struggles with an unemployment rate of 15.6%, while Wollstonecraft is [...] [...] don’t despair as Phillip Tusing from Destination Talent says unemployment is a bit of a strange thing: For instance, Cabramatta struggles with an unemployment rate of 15.6%, while Wollstonecraft is [...]

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