6354.0 - Job Vacancies, Australia, Feb 2019 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)
2017
November
81.5
57.5
35.0
9.1
19.8
2.5
3.3
7.2
216.0
212.2
213.2
2018
February
78.9
62.5
36.4
10.4
22.2
2.9
3.7
6.7
223.7
223.2
224.3
May
77.3
67.6
32.6
11.4
24.1
2.4
3.9
7.1
226.4
235.8
233.0
August
82.4
72.0
35.1
11.9
27.6
3.0
3.7
7.4
243.0
238.1
238.6
November
86.3
66.8
38.0
10.9
28.6
3.5
4.0
7.6
245.7
241.8
242.2
2019
February
87.8
68.3
36.8
9.5
29.3
3.0
3.7
7.5
245.9
245.3
244.9
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2017
November
6.5
2.9
-0.1
-0.1
2.7
0.6
-12.6
15.2
3.6
3.8
5.5
2018
February
-3.2
8.6
4.3
14.3
12.2
13.4
11.5
-7.3
3.6
5.2
5.2
May
-2.0
8.3
-10.7
9.0
8.3
-16.6
4.6
7.2
1.2
5.6
3.9
August
6.5
6.4
7.8
4.6
14.8
25.5
-4.8
3.4
7.4
1.0
2.4
November
4.8
-7.2
8.3
-8.6
3.4
17.9
8.0
3.1
1.1
1.5
1.5
2019
February
1.7
2.3
-3.2
-12.4
2.4
-16.3
-7.1
-1.6
0.1
1.4
1.1
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2017
February
4.3
6.4
14.4
-2.7
14.8
4.0
13.7
21.8
7.5
7.6
9.1
2018
February
15.8
24.1
22.6
9.6
24.8
8.6
26.7
13.7
19.7
19.7
20.4
2019
February
11.3
9.3
1.0
-8.8
31.6
3.3
-0.1
12.4
9.9
9.9
9.2

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)
2017
November
74.8
53.5
32.6
8.1
18.2
2.1
2.8
5.3
197.4
193.8
194.0
2018
February
72.5
57.2
33.7
9.4
20.9
2.4
3.2
5.2
204.5
203.5
204.7
May
71.1
62.3
29.4
10.0
22.2
1.8
3.3
5.5
205.8
215.2
212.7
August
76.2
66.0
32.2
10.5
25.6
2.4
3.3
5.9
222.1
217.4
217.7
November
79.7
60.8
35.0
9.3
26.8
3.0
3.3
5.9
223.9
220.3
221.0
2019
February
81.2
63.1
34.0
8.0
27.7
2.5
3.2
5.7
225.3
224.1
223.5
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2017
November
7.8
5.9
0.9
-0.8
2.1
-0.2
-18.9
13.3
4.8
5.0
6.1
2018
February
-3.1
7.0
3.2
15.6
15.1
13.1
15.8
-1.2
3.6
5.0
5.5
May
-1.9
8.8
-12.5
6.6
6.4
-24.1
3.7
5.7
0.6
5.7
3.9
August
7.1
5.9
9.3
4.9
15.4
33.2
-0.9
6.7
7.9
1.0
2.3
November
4.6
-7.8
8.6
-11.1
4.4
25.7
-
-0.1
0.8
1.3
1.5
2019
February
1.8
3.7
-2.7
-14.1
3.3
-18.9
-2.5
-3.9
0.6
1.8
1.1
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2017
February
4.5
3.2
15.7
-6.9
14.0
1.6
13.6
32.0
6.6
6.7
8.5
2018
February
15.3
25.8
25.6
11.1
27.8
4.3
38.6
15.7
20.9
21.0
21.9
2019
February
11.9
10.1
1.1
-14.7
32.4
3.1
0.2
8.2
10.1
10.1
9.2
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

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)
2017
November
6.7
4.0
2.3
1.0
1.7
0.4
0.5
1.9
18.6
18.3
19.2
2018
February
6.4
5.2
2.8
1.0
1.3
0.5
0.5
1.4
19.1
19.6
19.5
May
6.2
5.4
3.1
1.4
1.9
0.6
0.5
1.6
20.6
20.6
20.3
August
6.2
6.0
2.9
1.4
2.0
0.6
0.4
1.5
20.9
20.7
20.9
November
6.6
6.0
3.0
1.5
1.8
0.5
0.7
1.7
21.8
21.5
21.2
2019
February
6.7
5.3
2.8
1.5
1.6
0.5
0.5
1.8
20.6
21.2
21.4
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2017
November
-6.3
-25.1
-12.4
6.5
9.9
5.1
45.7
21.1
-7.0
-7.9
0.5
2018
February
-5.2
29.5
19.2
4.0
-19.6
14.6
-10.6
-24.2
3.0
7.3
1.9
May
-2.6
2.4
11.9
31.3
38.5
20.3
10.1
12.7
7.6
4.8
3.8
August
-0.3
12.2
-6.4
2.1
7.5
1.8
-28.9
-8.0
1.6
0.7
3.2
November
6.1
-0.1
4.7
10.9
-10.6
-13.6
78.3
16.0
4.3
3.8
1.3
2019
February
1.4
-12.3
-8.9
-2.3
-10.0
-1.1
-29.6
6.2
-5.7
-1.7
0.8
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2017
February
2.0
49.8
3.7
51.1
25.2
22.4
13.9
-3.4
16.9
17.0
15.2
2018
February
22.5
7.7
-4.7
-3.0
-8.9
36.1
-19.4
6.9
7.6
7.6
6.7
2019
February
4.5
0.6
-0.2
45.2
19.7
4.6
-1.8
27.8
7.6
7.7
9.4

4 Job Vacancies, Industry - Original
2017
2018
2019
November
February
May
August
November
February
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
Mining
5.5
5.1
5.6
5.7
6.2
5.8
Manufacturing
12.7
12.4
11.2
10.3
11.4
12.2
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
1.5
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
Construction
13.7
14.5
14.8
16.0
17.3
19.3
Wholesale trade
7.7
9.4
9.6
9.7
10.4
9.4
Retail trade
25.9
22.1
18.3
21.5
24.5
20.8
Accommodation and food services
18.6
17.0
13.8
17.1
15.1
16.7
Transport, postal and warehousing
5.4
6.5
6.7
7.1
6.9
6.9
Information media and telecommunications
3.0
3.5
3.7
2.9
2.9
2.7
Financial and insurance services
8.5
10.3
11.2
11.7
12.0
12.4
Rental, hiring and real estate services
3.8
4.7
3.5
4.1
4.5
4.1
Professional, scientific and technical services
21.3
24.6
26.9
28.9
24.8
28.3
Administrative and support services
38.2
39.5
45.0
46.7
45.5
44.2
Public administration and safety
10.5
9.9
12.1
10.2
12.0
11.1
Education and training
5.7
6.8
6.4
7.3
6.6
7.4
Health care and social assistance
23.4
23.9
24.0
27.1
29.0
29.4
Arts and recreation services
*2.9
2.9
2.9
3.2
3.1
3.2
Other services
*7.7
8.4
8.8
11.8
11.6
10.0
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution