abstract: 'During 2012, the labour market continued to show considerable diversity

  in outcomes for different labour market groups. Employment growth was

  slower and the number of employees searching for full-time work rose

  alongside falling participation rates compared with the previous year.

  Overall, the employment situation for men was not looking as strong as

  for women, although women continued to exhibit higher levels of labour

  underutilisation. Earnings indicators suggest increased wages in

  low-paid sectors, although this was coming off a low base and may be

  indicative of catch-up for slow growth in recent years. The relative

  value of the minimum wage is now at its lowest level in six years,

  suggesting some evidence of growing earnings inequality. Recent debates

  in the mass media about labour productivity and industrial relations

  regulation appear to have limited grounding in national accounting and

  labour market data.'
affiliation: 'Jefferson, T (Corresponding Author), Curtin Univ, Curtin Grad Sch Business,
  GPO Box 1987U, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.

  Jefferson, Therese, Curtin Univ, Women Social \& Econ Res Grp, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.

  Preston, Alison, Curtin Univ, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.'
author: Jefferson, Therese and Preston, Alison
author-email: T.Jefferson@curtin.edu.au
author_list:
- family: Jefferson
  given: Therese
- family: Preston
  given: Alison
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/0022185613480739
files: []
issn: 0022-1856
journal: JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
keywords: 'Gender pay gap; hours of work; labour productivity; minimum wages;

  multifactor productivity; underutilisation'
language: English
month: JUN
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '35'
orcid-numbers: 'Jefferson, Therese/0000-0001-7393-7046

  Preston, Alison/0000-0002-8326-8197'
pages: 338-355
papis_id: 7ad266f40150251a7fcecdc0173099d7
ref: Jefferson2013labourmarkets
times-cited: '3'
title: Labour markets and wages in Australia in 2012
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000323214300003
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '7'
volume: '55'
web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor
year: '2013'