Aug-2024 ('000) | Quarterly change (%) | Yearly change (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Trend | Private sector | 294.3 | -4.5 | -17.6 |
Public sector | 36.2 | -5.4 | -18.6 | |
Private and public sectors | 330.5 | -4.6 | -17.7 | |
Seasonally Adjusted | Private sector | 294.1 | -4.9 | -16.9 |
Public sector | 35.8 | -7.5 | -18.9 | |
Private and public sectors | 329.9 | -5.2 | -17.1 | |
Original | Private sector | 296.3 | -1.9 | -17.3 |
Public sector | 35.7 | -9.3 | -19.0 | |
Private and public sectors | 332.0 | -2.8 | -17.5 |
Job Vacancies, Australia
Results of the quarterly Job Vacancies Survey containing estimates of job vacancies classified by industry, sector and state/territory.
Key statistics
Seasonally adjusted estimates for August 2024:
- Total job vacancies were 329,900, a decrease of 5.2% from May 2024.
- Private sector vacancies were 294,100, a decrease of 4.9% from May 2024.
- Public sector vacancies were 35,800, a decrease of 7.5% from May 2024.
Survey impacts and changes
Other measures of labour demand
Job vacancies over time
Job vacancies decreased by 5.2% (18,100 vacancies) in the three months to August 2024 (seasonally adjusted). Despite this being the ninth consecutive quarterly decrease, the level of job vacancies in August 2024 remained elevated. Job vacancies were 45.1% higher than they were in February 2020, prior to the start of the pandemic. The ongoing high level of vacancies reflected the continuing labour shortages in many industries.
The Job Vacancies Survey was suspended between August 2008 to August 2009 (inclusive).
States and territories
NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | NT | ACT | Australia | Australia (Seasonally adjusted) | Australia (Trend) | |
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Change from previous quarter | |||||||||||
May-23 | -11.7 | -5.1 | -9.3 | 8.7 | 4.0 | -7.6 | -8.3 | -1.1 | -6.2 | -3.5 | -4.4 |
Aug-23 | -4.5 | -5.2 | 3.8 | -1.0 | -4.3 | -4.7 | -4.8 | -8.4 | -3.0 | -6.1 | -4.6 |
Nov-23 | -2.3 | -4.7 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -5.8 | -3.6 | -13.9 | -17.2 | -3.9 | -3.3 | -5.0 |
Feb-24 | -10.0 | -3.6 | -11.1 | 8.0 | -3.3 | 4.7 | -7.4 | 1.0 | -6.1 | -6.3 | -4.8 |
May-24 | -3.8 | -4.4 | -3.7 | -17.3 | -12.3 | -6.6 | 15.2 | -5.0 | -5.9 | -3.5 | -4.7 |
Aug-24 | -2.0 | -5.3 | 0.9 | -9.0 | -1.0 | -4.1 | -6.4 | -4.9 | -2.8 | -5.2 | -4.6 |
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year | |||||||||||
Aug-22 | 58.4 | 55.7 | 21.6 | 40.3 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 24.9 | 50.0 | 41.0 | 41.7 | 39.1 |
Aug-23 | -18.8 | -21.3 | -6.8 | -2.1 | -13.6 | 7.7 | -21.4 | -13.0 | -15.3 | -14.7 | -11.9 |
Aug-24 | -17.1 | -16.8 | -15.6 | -21.0 | -20.9 | -9.5 | -14.1 | -24.4 | -17.5 | -17.1 | -17.7 |
Data refers to original series unless otherwise stated
Private sector
NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | NT | ACT | Australia | Australia (Seasonally adjusted) | Australia (Trend) | |
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Change from previous quarter | |||||||||||
May-23 | -13.3 | -7.4 | -8.6 | 9.4 | 3.3 | -9.6 | -13.3 | 2.4 | -7.3 | -3.9 | -4.7 |
Aug-23 | -3.3 | -4.6 | 3.6 | -0.4 | -5.0 | -4.3 | -7.6 | -9.0 | -2.6 | -6.2 | -4.8 |
Nov-23 | -3.1 | -3.3 | -3.1 | -3.6 | -6.0 | -4.6 | -14.1 | -23.9 | -4.2 | -3.3 | -5.0 |
Feb-24 | -9.1 | -3.7 | -12.1 | 11.5 | -1.9 | 4.5 | -8.7 | 7.1 | -5.7 | -6.2 | -4.7 |
May-24 | -4.7 | -4.4 | -4.0 | -19.9 | -13.9 | -9.0 | 23.5 | -8.4 | -6.7 | -3.6 | -4.6 |
Aug-24 | -1.4 | -3.8 | 1.9 | -12.1 | -0.1 | -2.6 | -6.8 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -4.9 | -4.5 |
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year | |||||||||||
Aug-22 | 59.7 | 57.1 | 18.8 | 44.2 | 16.7 | 12.3 | 26.8 | 23.2 | 40.6 | 41.3 | 39.0 |
Aug-23 | -19.9 | -24.6 | -6.5 | -3.6 | -14.6 | 5.9 | -28.9 | 3.2 | -16.6 | -16.0 | -13.1 |
Aug-24 | -17.2 | -14.3 | -16.7 | -24.4 | -20.7 | -11.6 | -9.8 | -25.5 | -17.3 | -16.9 | -17.6 |
Data refers to original series unless otherwise stated
Public sector
NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | NT | ACT | Australia | Australia (Seasonally adjusted) | Australia (Trend) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change from previous quarter | |||||||||||
May-23 | 2.9 | 14.7 | -17.1 | 4.6 | 14.4 | 7.4 | 14.7 | -10.1 | 3.1 | -0.7 | -2.0 |
Aug-23 | -12.6 | -9.4 | 5.3 | -5.5 | 4.1 | -6.8 | 4.8 | -6.7 | -6.5 | -4.9 | -3.6 |
Nov-23 | 4.1 | -15.2 | 8.6 | 3.1 | -2.3 | 2.9 | -13.5 | 2.5 | -1.8 | -3.2 | -4.5 |
Feb-24 | -17.0 | -2.8 | -1.6 | -14.3 | -18.9 | 5.9 | -3.1 | -12.3 | -9.9 | -6.6 | -5.0 |
May-24 | 3.4 | -4.8 | -0.7 | 4.8 | 9.4 | 7.2 | -8.6 | 4.2 | 1.0 | -2.9 | -5.2 |
Aug-24 | -6.6 | -17.8 | -8.1 | 11.0 | -11.0 | -11.3 | -4.7 | -16.0 | -9.3 | -7.5 | -5.4 |
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year | |||||||||||
Aug-22 | 47.4 | 41.2 | 62.9 | 15.3 | 16.1 | -13.6 | 16.5 | 136.5 | 44.6 | 45.2 | 40.5 |
Aug-23 | -8.7 | 15.6 | -9.4 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 20.8 | 15.9 | -40.3 | -3.2 | -2.9 | -0.6 |
Aug-24 | -16.5 | -35.5 | -2.5 | 2.8 | -22.9 | 3.7 | -27.0 | -21.3 | -19.0 | -18.9 | -18.6 |
Data refers to original series unless otherwise stated
Industry
May-23 | Aug-23 | Nov-23 | Feb-24 | May-24 | Aug-24 | |
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Mining | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
Manufacturing | 22.6 | 25.1 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 16.4 | 14.7 |
Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Construction | 33.1 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 27.9 | 24.9 | 25.1 |
Wholesale trade | 15.3 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 16.2 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
Retail trade | 32.2 | 38.5 | 37.2 | 32.1 | 28.4 | 28.7 |
Accommodation and food services | 42.5 | 41.4 | 38.8 | 35.1 | 38.3 | 31.7 |
Transport, postal and warehousing | 13.4 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 9.9 |
Information media and telecommunications | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Financial and insurance services | 13.4 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 11.1 |
Rental, hiring and real estate services | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 44.7 | 42.5 | 41.4 | 34.6 | 40.1 | 38.7 |
Administrative and support services | 37.5 | 33.2 | 31.5 | 30.0 | 26.0 | 25.4 |
Public administration and safety | 22.9 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 19.0 | 21.9 | 21.0 |
Education and training | 15.9 | 15.5 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
Health care and social assistance | 72.9 | 68.1 | 67.5 | 65.0 | 61.8 | 60.9 |
Arts and recreation services | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
Other services | 16.1 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 14.1 |
Data Downloads
Time series spreadsheets
Table 1. Job vacancies, states and territories ('000)
Table 2. Job vacancies, private sector, states and territories ('000)
Table 3. Job vacancies, public sector, states and territories ('000)
Table 4. Job vacancies, industry, Australia ('000) - original
Previous catalogue number
This release previously used catalogue number 6354.0.