6354.0 - Job Vacancies, Australia, Aug 2014 Quality Declaration 
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TABLES

1 Job Vacancies, States and territories
Original
Seasonally Adjusted
Trend
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Australia
Australia
Australia
JOB VACANCIES ('000)
2013
May
37.1
33.7
27.2
6.0
27.1
1.7
3.2
2.8
138.9
143.3
143.5
August
45.7
31.1
26.2
7.5
24.3
1.8
3.6
2.7
142.9
140.1
139.8
November
44.8
30.7
29.9
6.7
20.9
1.9
3.4
2.6
140.9
139.5
140.5
2014
February
49.6
25.4
29.1
7.5
23.1
1.9
4.2
*3.0
143.6
143.5
143.1
May
50.6
30.1
25.4
8.1
19.4
2.0
3.9
*3.2
142.6
146.9
145.4
August
47.5
32.8
26.9
8.8
23.1
2.2
*3.8
*3.4
148.4
145.8
147.2
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2013
May
-16.9
5.9
4.7
-29.2
-12.7
-24.7
16.5
1.3
-7.3
-4.4
-5.8
August
22.9
-7.7
-3.6
24.2
-10.4
6.1
14.8
-2.8
2.9
-2.2
-2.6
November
-1.8
-1.4
14.1
-10.6
-14.1
5.8
-6.9
-3.5
-1.4
-0.4
0.5
2014
February
10.5
-17.4
-2.5
11.6
10.5
-0.2
23.7
13.3
2.0
2.8
1.8
May
2.1
18.6
-12.8
8.6
-15.9
5.6
-6.2
6.0
-0.7
2.4
1.6
August
-6.1
9.0
5.7
8.4
18.8
11.2
-2.5
7.2
4.1
-0.7
1.2
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2012
August
2.3
-12.6
-21.9
25.2
14.6
7.6
0.7
-22.0
-4.3
-4.5
-5.4
2013
August
-5.3
-15.0
-24.8
-32.6
-35.4
-27.5
14.6
-42.0
-20.0
-20.0
-19.5
2014
August
4.1
5.3
2.6
17.4
-5.1
24.0
5.3
24.2
3.9
4.1
5.3
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

2 Job Vacancies, Private Sector - States and territories
Original
Seasonally Adjusted
Trend
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Australia
Australia
Australia
JOB VACANCIES ('000)
2013
May
34.2
31.0
25.4
5.4
25.7
1.4
2.6
*2.1
127.7
132.3
132.3
August
42.3
28.5
24.3
6.7
23.1
1.4
3.2
2.0
131.5
128.6
129.0
November
41.6
28.0
28.2
6.1
19.9
1.6
3.0
2.3
130.7
129.5
130.1
2014
February
46.4
23.3
27.3
6.7
22.1
1.6
3.7
*2.6
133.7
133.2
132.3
May
46.1
27.2
23.0
7.5
18.5
1.7
3.5
*2.9
130.3
134.8
133.9
August
43.7
29.5
24.7
8.1
21.5
1.9
*3.4
*3.2
136.1
133.4
134.6
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2013
May
-18.1
6.1
4.2
-31.1
-12.9
-26.7
23.1
0.9
-7.9
-4.4
-6.1
August
23.7
-7.9
-4.2
25.8
-10.1
0.1
21.2
-7.0
3.0
-2.8
-2.5
November
-1.6
-1.9
16.1
-10.1
-14.0
16.4
-6.4
15.5
-0.7
0.7
0.8
2014
February
11.5
-16.8
-3.5
10.7
11.0
-0.3
25.7
13.1
2.3
2.9
1.7
May
-0.7
16.7
-15.6
12.0
-16.2
4.8
-6.7
10.5
-2.5
1.1
1.2
August
-5.2
8.8
7.5
7.7
16.6
12.4
-3.9
11.0
4.4
-1.0
0.6
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2012
August
0.7
-12.9
-17.6
26.0
17.6
10.5
17.8
-9.3
-2.4
-2.5
-3.6
2013
August
-4.6
-16.3
-26.1
-32.9
-35.6
-35.1
19.5
-47.9
-20.7
-20.6
-19.4
2014
August
3.4
3.5
1.7
20.0
-6.7
36.7
5.6
60.2
3.5
3.7
4.3
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

3 Job Vacancies, Public sector - States and territories
Original
Seasonally Adjusted
Trend
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Australia
Australia
Australia
JOB VACANCIES ('000)
2013
May
3.0
2.8
1.8
0.7
1.4
0.3
0.5
0.7
11.1
11.0
11.2
August
3.4
2.6
1.9
0.7
1.2
0.4
0.5
0.7
11.4
11.5
10.7
November
3.2
2.7
1.6
0.6
1.0
0.3
0.4
0.3
10.2
10.0
10.5
2014
February
3.2
2.1
1.9
0.7
1.0
0.3
0.4
0.4
10.0
10.2
10.8
May
4.5
2.9
2.4
0.6
*0.9
0.3
0.4
0.3
12.3
12.1
11.5
August
3.8
3.2
2.1
0.7
1.5
0.3
0.5
0.2
12.4
12.4
12.6
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2013
May
-1.3
3.8
13.0
-7.9
-8.2
-12.2
-7.5
2.6
0.2
-3.6
-2.6
August
14.0
-6.4
3.7
10.7
-15.8
36.9
-16.2
10.7
2.1
5.1
-4.0
November
-4.8
4.4
-12.6
-14.7
-17.3
-33.5
-10.6
-54.2
-10.4
-13.0
-2.5
2014
February
-2.2
-23.1
14.7
20.3
1.3
0.8
9.2
14.6
-2.3
2.1
2.8
May
42.3
39.8
28.5
-22.1
-8.8
10.5
-2.6
-24.1
23.7
18.3
7.2
August
-15.1
10.9
-11.4
17.5
64.2
4.1
8.4
-29.2
0.2
2.9
8.8
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2012
August
24.1
-8.2
-58.8
17.4
-24.8
-9.7
-42.6
-51.0
-23.6
-23.8
-22.9
2013
August
-13.0
3.9
-2.2
-30.0
-30.9
29.3
-10.9
-16.9
-11.1
-11.6
-20.4
2014
August
12.4
24.5
14.1
-6.1
25.5
-22.9
3.0
-71.8
8.6
8.1
16.8
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

4 Job Vacancies, Industry - Original
2013
2014
May
August
November
February
May
August
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
Mining
5.1
4.9
4.7
5.0
4.2
4.5
Manufacturing
9.3
9.0
6.1
8.0
11.0
10.6
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
0.5
0.7
0.6
*0.8
0.9
0.7
Construction
16.5
12.8
9.9
13.9
13.4
12.3
Wholesale trade
6.9
4.0
4.3
6.2
*6.7
7.2
Retail trade
14.3
15.1
16.6
12.3
11.9
16.7
Accommodation and food services
9.3
*10.9
17.6
13.7
9.9
10.9
Transport, postal and warehousing
3.8
5.5
*6.0
4.5
4.2
5.2
Information media and telecommunications
2.2
*2.3
2.4
**3.7
**2.7
2.0
Financial and insurance services
7.4
7.6
6.4
9.1
9.7
9.2
Rental, hiring and real estate services
*2.4
*1.8
*3.3
*2.3
2.8
*3.0
Professional, scientific and technical services
15.0
17.6
*16.2
15.4
*19.1
19.3
Administrative and support services
15.6
*15.8
15.8
17.4
15.3
17.9
Public administration and safety
4.8
6.7
5.5
4.5
6.2
5.2
Education and training
*4.7
*4.9
3.1
2.6
2.2
2.9
Health care and social assistance
13.2
13.3
13.3
14.0
13.8
12.7
Arts and recreation services
1.0
*2.1
*2.3
*2.4
*2.3
*3.0
Other services
*6.8
*7.9
*6.7
*7.9
*6.1
*5.1
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use