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AUSTRALIAN REAL WAGE GROWTH AMONG WORST IN OECD

BY RACHEL CLUN

July 9, 2024 — 7.00pm
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KEY POINTS

 * The latest employment outlook from the OECD found real wages in Australia
   remain 4.8 per cent below pre-pandemic levels. 
 * Australia was one of 16 member countries whose real incomes have gone
   backwards since the end of 2019.
 * Treasurer Jim Chalmers acknowledged the report showed the government had more
   work to do, but said “it shows that our efforts are providing a bit of help
   when Australians need it most”. 

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Australia has some of the worst real wage growth of the OECD’s 38 member
nations, lagging behind the United Kingdom, United States and Canada, exposing
the federal government’s struggle to deliver on its election commitment to get
real wages moving as inflation remains high.

The latest employment outlook from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development found real wages in Australia remained 4.8 per cent below
pre-pandemic levels.

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