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The Centre of Full Employment and Equity (known as CofFEE) is an official research centre at the University of Newcastle and seeks to promote research aimed at restoring full employment and achieving an economy that delivers equitable outcomes for all. For more please go to the What is CofFEE page?
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The latest CLMI for February 2013 reveals that the labour market has deteriorated sharply in the last three months with unemployment and hidden unemployment rising. Total labour underutilisation s estimated to be 11.4 per cent. For more details go to Latest Indicators Tab on this Page or CLMI. |
The 14th Path to Full Employment Conference/19th National Unemployment Conference will be held at the University of Newcastle on Wednesday, December 4th and Thursday, December 5th, 2013. The major theme for our Newcastle conference remain as reconstructing a full employment narrative at a time when fiscal austerity is undermining employment growth. The Call for Papers for our Newcastle conference is now published. |
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We have added two new working papers:
Go to - Publications - for details and download. |
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OLDER NEWS
CofFEE Workshop - Economic Prospects for Timor-Leste - Darwin - November 20, 2012
The Centre staged a Workshop at Charles Darwin University on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, which discussed ways in which the World Bank/IMF model can be replaced with a more inclusive and equitable model of development emphasising full employment and poverty reduction in Timor-Leste.
Here is the edited presentation of CofFEE Director, Bill Mitchell. The video is 38 minutes long.
More videos will be available soon.
New URL for CofFEE coming!
We are in the process of rationalising our servers and databases. The permanent URL for the Centre will be - http://www.fullemployment.net/ and you should bookmark that link for future use.
In the coming months, the old URL http://e1.newcastle.edu.au/coffee will cease to operate. If you can bookmark the new URL you will always be able to find us.
New CofFEE Office
The Centre of Full Employment and Equity is re-organising as a multi-campus research centre with nodes at the University of Newcastle, Charles Darwin University and a consulting office in Melbourne.
The CDU office will open in Darwin in October 2012. More contact details will be available in October.
Our new Melbourne office opened on July 23, 2012. It is located at G15V, 162 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002. The office phone number is 03-9417 1198.
European Commission - Jobs for Europe Conference
CofFEE Director, Professor Bill Mitchell was invited by the European Commission to present a session on the Job Guarantee at the Jobs for Europe Conference in Brussels, September 6-7, 2012. The following video is his presentation (around 26 minutes in duration).
Age Discrimination and the need for Full Employment
Presentation given by CofFEE Director, Professor Bill Mitchell to the University of Sydney Open Forum, January 16, 2012 (21 minutes in duration).
Last updated: May 5, 2013
BREAKING NEWS: National Unemployment Conference - Path to Full Employment Conference 2013 - Location and Date Change
The 14th Path to Full Employment Conference/19th National Unemployment Conference will now be held at the University of Newcastle on Wednesday, December 4th and Thursday, December 5th, 2013. Please note that the due to logistical causes, the conference location and date has been moved. The conference will no longer be held in Darwin in July as originally advertised.
The major theme will be focused on reconstructing a full employment narrative at a time when fiscal austerity is undermining employment growth.
The Call for Papers is now published.
Latest CLMI: February Quarter 2013 - Labour market deteriorates sharply - 11.4 per cent overall underutilisation rate (posted May 5, 2013)
The latest CLMI for February 2013 reveals that the labour market has deteriorated sharply in the last three months with unemployment and hidden unemployment rising. Total labour underutilisation is estimated to be 11.4 per cent.
There is also evidence that employment growth is slowing and the participation rate is falling.
Other related information:
New Working Papers - April 2013
We have added two new working papers:
Go to - Publications - for details and download.
Full Employment Abandoned: Shifting Sands and Policy Failure
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Full Employment Abandoned: Shifting Sands and Policy Failure by Bill Mitchell and Joan Muysken, published by Edward Elgar Publishing UK. See Professor Randy Wray's review. For photos and other details of the June 2008 launch. Order the book on-line from the publisher by clicking the title link above. |
Conference 2013
The 14th Path to Full Employment Conference/19th National Unemployment Conference will be held in Newcastle, December 4-5, 2013. See Home Page for details.
| Latest CofFEE Underutilisation Measures | ||
| UR | CLMI | |
| February 2013 | 5.6 | 11.4 |
| November 2012 | 5.4 | 11.4 |
| August 2012 | 5.3 | 11.3 |
| May 2012 | 5.1 | 11.1 |
| February 2012 | 5.2 | 11.1 |
| February 2011 | 5.4 | 10.9 |
More information? CLMI | ||
Full Employment Abandoned
See Professor Randy Wray's review.
For photos and other details of the June 2008 launch.
Order the book on-line from the publisher by clicking the title link above.