TABLES
1 Job Vacancies, States and territories |
|
 |  | Original | Seasonally Adjusted | Trend |
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Australia | Australia | Australia |
VACANCIES ('000) |
|
| 2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | November | 46.3 | 32.6 | 27.9 | 11.0 | 21.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 150.8 | 150.5 | nya |
| 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | February | 50.3 | 33.3 | 31.6 | 13.3 | 27.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 169.0 | 169.3 | nya |
 | May | 47.5 | 36.8 | 28.5 | 14.3 | 27.0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 164.7 | 164.6 | nya |
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%) |
|
| 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | February | 8.7 | 2.1 | 13.2 | 20.9 | 26.2 | 41.6 | 48.9 | -7.6 | 12.1 | 12.6 | nya |
 | May | -5.6 | 10.6 | -9.9 | 7.9 | -2.1 | -40.1 | -6.6 | -17.8 | -2.6 | -2.8 | nya |
|
| nya not yet available |
2 Job Vacancies, Private Sector - States and territories |
|
 |  | Original | Seasonally Adjusted | Trend |
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Australia | Australia | Australia |
VACANCIES ('000) |
|
| 2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | November | 41.8 | 29.1 | 24.7 | 10.3 | 19.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 133.9 | 133.9 | nya |
| 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | February | 46.2 | 30.1 | 28.2 | 12.4 | 25.5 | 2.3 | *3.0 | *4.5 | 152.2 | 152.2 | nya |
 | May | 43.8 | 34.1 | 25.4 | 13.6 | 25.3 | 1.2 | 2.9 | *3.4 | 149.6 | 149.6 | nya |
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%) |
|
| 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | February | 10.3 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 20.1 | 29.3 | 49.0 | 58.0 | -6.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | nya |
 | May | -5.1 | 13.2 | -10.1 | 9.3 | -0.9 | -49.0 | -2.8 | -24.0 | -1.7 | -1.7 | nya |
|
| * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
| nya not yet available |
3 Job Vacancies, Public sector - States and territories |
|
 |  | Original | Seasonally Adjusted | Trend |
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Australia | Australia | Australia |
VACANCIES ('000) |
|
| 2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | November | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 16.9 | 16.6 | nya |
| 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | February | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 16.8 | 17.1 | nya |
 | May | 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 15.0 | nya |
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%) |
|
| 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | February | -6.3 | -9.2 | 4.1 | 33.6 | -3.7 | 16.2 | 32.2 | -12.5 | -0.6 | 3.5 | nya |
 | May | -10.3 | -14.8 | -8.4 | -11.3 | -17.3 | -1.0 | -14.7 | 3.6 | -10.7 | -12.3 | nya |
|
| nya not yet available |
4 Job Vacancies, Industry - Original |
|
 | 2009 | 2010 |
 | November | February | May |
 | '000 | '000 | '000 |
|
| Mining | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.2 |
| Manufacturing | 9.8 | 12.3 | 11.2 |
| Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Construction | 11.8 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Wholesale trade | *9.0 | 13.5 | 12.4 |
| Retail trade | 13.4 | 11.0 | 16.3 |
| Accommodation and food services | 18.1 | 13.2 | 7.7 |
| Transport, postal and warehousing | *5.9 | 5.6 | *8.4 |
| Information media and telecommunications | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Financial and insurance services | 10.2 | 8.6 | 11.5 |
| Rental, hiring and real estate services | *3.6 | 5.3 | *3.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 14.8 | 19.1 | 14.2 |
| Administrative and support services | 14.6 | 20.2 | 23.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Education and training | 3.4 | 4.0 | *4.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 12.9 | 12.0 | 14.6 |
| Arts and recreation services | 1.3 | *2.8 | *1.9 |
| Other services | *6.1 | 11.5 | *5.4 |
|
| * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
This page last updated 29 September 2010