TABLES
1 Job Vacancies, States and territories |
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 |  | Original | Seasonally Adjusted | Trend |
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Australia | Australia | Australia |
JOB VACANCIES ('000) |
|
| 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | August | 47.1 | 41.9 | 44.6 | 8.9 | 32.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 186.7 | 187.4 | 184.1 |
 | November | 49.0 | 38.1 | 43.4 | 8.6 | 32.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 181.6 | 181.1 | 182.3 |
| 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | February | 52.6 | 40.1 | 36.1 | 10.8 | 31.6 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 182.2 | 182.0 | 179.9 |
 | May | 45.2 | 32.9 | 43.1 | 10.4 | 31.3 | *2.0 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 172.1 | 172.1 | 176.7 |
 | August | 48.2 | 36.6 | 34.8 | 11.1 | 37.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 178.7 | 179.2 | 173.7 |
 | November | 45.9 | 38.7 | 30.7 | 10.8 | 32.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 167.1 | 166.8 | 169.9 |
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%) |
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| 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | August | -0.4 | 2.8 | 7.2 | -14.6 | 17.1 | 0.6 | -25.7 | -6.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | -1.1 |
 | November | 4.0 | -9.1 | -2.5 | -2.7 | -1.1 | 11.7 | -17.3 | -19.6 | -2.7 | -3.4 | -1.0 |
| 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | February | 7.5 | 5.2 | -16.8 | 25.0 | -2.6 | -23.7 | 24.8 | 19.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
 | May | -14.1 | -17.8 | 19.3 | -3.0 | -0.9 | 5.1 | -28.5 | -19.3 | -5.6 | -5.4 | -1.8 |
 | August | 6.7 | 11.2 | -19.3 | 6.2 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 36.5 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | -1.7 |
 | November | -4.8 | 5.8 | -11.7 | -3.0 | -13.9 | -12.7 | -16.5 | -18.2 | -6.4 | -6.9 | -2.2 |
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%) |
|
| 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | November | 8.3 | 40.9 | 33.9 | 50.9 | 38.9 | 33.4 | 32.3 | 9.3 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 25.0 |
| 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | November | -2.3 | -17.1 | 16.1 | -48.0 | 7.1 | -2.2 | -33.0 | -28.9 | -6.3 | -6.3 | -3.2 |
| 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | November | -6.3 | 1.7 | -29.3 | 24.8 | -0.3 | -15.9 | 1.7 | -20.6 | -8.0 | -7.9 | -6.8 |
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| * 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) |
|
| 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | August | 44.0 | 39.2 | 39.9 | 8.0 | 30.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 166.5 |
 | November | 45.6 | 34.9 | 37.5 | 7.8 | 30.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 163.7 | 163.7 | 165.0 |
| 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | February | 49.5 | 37.0 | 31.0 | 9.9 | 29.6 | *1.6 | 2.4 | *4.3 | 165.3 | 165.3 | 163.3 |
 | May | 41.9 | 29.7 | 39.2 | 9.5 | 29.4 | *1.8 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 156.7 | 156.7 | 161.5 |
 | August | 44.3 | 34.1 | 32.9 | 10.1 | 35.9 | *2.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 165.9 | 165.9 | 160.0 |
 | November | 42.8 | 35.9 | 28.6 | 9.8 | 30.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 154.5 | 154.5 | 157.7 |
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%) |
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| 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | August | 0.4 | 5.0 | 7.0 | -14.8 | 17.5 | 1.8 | -27.3 | -8.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | -1.2 |
 | November | 3.7 | -10.9 | -6.1 | -2.2 | 0.2 | 17.3 | -23.2 | -22.6 | -3.7 | -3.7 | -0.9 |
| 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | February | 8.6 | 5.9 | -17.4 | 27.0 | -3.1 | -28.4 | 40.0 | 31.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
 | May | -15.3 | -19.6 | 26.5 | -3.8 | -0.6 | 10.1 | -39.7 | -16.4 | -5.2 | -5.2 | -1.1 |
 | August | 5.6 | 14.8 | -16.1 | 5.5 | 21.8 | 19.6 | 81.7 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
 | November | -3.4 | 5.1 | -13.0 | -2.8 | -15.2 | -16.1 | -17.1 | -20.0 | -6.8 | -6.8 | -1.5 |
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%) |
|
| 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | November | 9.0 | 45.7 | 34.3 | 51.3 | 44.1 | 46.2 | 27.8 | 15.2 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 26.6 |
| 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | November | -0.1 | -17.7 | 13.2 | -50.0 | 7.4 | 3.7 | -28.6 | -40.7 | -6.7 | -6.7 | -3.2 |
| 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | November | -6.1 | 2.7 | -23.6 | 25.2 | -0.6 | -21.0 | 27.2 | -6.2 | -5.6 | -5.6 | -4.4 |
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| * 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 |
VACANCIES ('000) |
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| 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | August | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 17.6 |
 | November | 3.4 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 17.3 |
| 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | February | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.6 |
 | May | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.2 |
 | August | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 13.7 |
 | November | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%) |
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| 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | August | -10.1 | -21.2 | 8.4 | -13.6 | 11.9 | -6.3 | -21.3 | -1.2 | -5.1 | -1.7 | -0.4 |
 | November | 7.9 | 16.8 | 28.6 | -7.7 | -18.5 | -22.2 | -2.1 | -12.7 | 7.2 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | February | -7.5 | -2.3 | -13.2 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 19.8 | -5.5 | -5.3 | -5.9 | -4.4 | -4.3 |
 | May | 3.4 | 3.7 | -23.8 | 6.1 | -4.2 | -21.9 | 4.7 | -27.5 | -8.8 | -7.3 | -8.2 |
 | August | 20.2 | -22.4 | -51.5 | 13.3 | -7.8 | 24.0 | -40.7 | -18.4 | -17.0 | -13.7 | -10.2 |
 | November | -20.6 | 15.6 | 10.0 | -4.4 | 13.4 | 12.9 | -13.0 | -10.5 | -1.2 | -8.0 | -10.7 |
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%) |
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| 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | November | 1.7 | 0.9 | 31.4 | 44.8 | -10.5 | -10.9 | 40.5 | -9.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 11.7 |
| 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | November | -24.8 | -10.3 | 38.6 | -13.7 | 1.8 | -35.8 | -40.4 | 19.8 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -2.6 |
| 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | November | -8.7 | -9.1 | -64.7 | 21.6 | 4.7 | 31.0 | -49.0 | -49.8 | -29.6 | -29.6 | -29.5 |
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4 Job Vacancies, Industry - Original |
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 | 2011 | 2012 |
 | August | November | February | May | August | November |
 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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| Mining | 9.9 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 8.3 |
| Manufacturing | 10.4 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 9.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | *1.1 | *1.7 |
| Construction | 23.9 | 13.7 | 16.1 | 20.3 | 16.8 | 16.7 |
| Wholesale trade | 14.6 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 12.0 | *12.5 |
| Retail trade | 13.0 | 16.9 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 18.1 | 18.6 |
| Accommodation and food services | 10.3 | 18.8 | 15.4 | 12.7 | *13.6 | 9.7 |
| Transport, postal and warehousing | *6.9 | *11.2 | *9.1 | *6.2 | *6.9 | 4.4 |
| Information media and telecommunications | 2.6 | *2.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Financial and insurance services | 8.4 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Rental, hiring and real estate services | *2.7 | *3.2 | *2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | *2.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 21.8 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 20.2 | 18.4 | 20.4 |
| Administrative and support services | 25.1 | 19.5 | 21.8 | 18.4 | 26.7 | 24.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| Education and training | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.1 | *4.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Health care and social assistance | 15.3 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
| Arts and recreation services | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Other services | *5.3 | *5.4 | *8.0 | *6.7 | *5.5 | *5.3 |
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| * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
This page last updated 8 January 2013