6354.0 - Job Vacancies, Australia, May 2017 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)
2016
February
65.3
47.3
26.0
9.8
15.5
2.5
2.6
4.8
173.8
173.3
170.5
May
68.1
39.7
23.0
8.7
15.5
1.9
2.3
4.9
164.1
169.6
173.2
August
69.4
45.3
28.9
9.6
17.5
1.9
2.4
4.7
179.7
177.9
176.9
November
69.0
45.4
33.6
9.6
17.7
2.0
2.7
5.7
185.8
182.3
181.7
2017
February
68.1
50.4
29.7
9.5
17.8
2.6
2.9
5.9
186.9
186.1
186.1
May
69.8
44.6
27.1
10.4
19.1
2.7
3.1
5.7
182.5
189.0
189.2
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2016
February
9.3
17.4
-18.6
-4.0
-10.4
-7.8
13.9
-19.5
2.0
3.5
1.9
May
4.3
-16.1
-11.3
-11.0
-
-25.7
-12.5
2.5
-5.6
-2.1
1.6
August
2.0
14.1
25.4
9.9
12.9
1.3
8.3
-4.8
9.5
4.9
2.1
November
-0.7
0.3
16.4
0.5
1.0
4.7
12.2
20.9
3.4
2.5
2.7
2017
February
-1.3
10.8
-11.7
-1.1
0.7
31.9
7.0
3.3
0.6
2.1
2.4
May
2.5
-11.4
-8.8
9.1
7.1
3.9
6.3
-2.1
-2.3
1.5
1.7
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2015
May
8.1
26.5
8.3
8.3
-26.0
2.7
-22.9
14.3
6.6
6.6
7.7
2016
May
24.5
4.4
-16.3
-0.8
8.0
-7.7
-25.6
36.1
7.9
8.2
10.4
2017
May
2.5
12.3
17.6
19.3
23.0
45.3
38.2
16.4
11.2
11.4
9.2
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

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)
2016
February
60.2
44.1
23.2
9.1
14.3
2.2
2.0
3.4
158.6
157.7
154.6
May
62.5
36.3
19.9
7.8
14.3
1.6
1.8
3.4
147.6
153.1
156.7
August
64.1
41.2
25.7
8.7
16.0
1.6
2.1
3.1
162.5
160.6
159.9
November
63.3
41.2
30.5
8.6
16.2
1.7
2.2
4.3
168.0
165.0
164.1
2017
February
62.9
45.5
26.8
8.5
16.3
2.3
2.3
4.5
169.1
168.0
167.9
May
63.4
39.5
24.4
9.5
17.5
2.4
2.7
4.5
163.7
170.1
170.5
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2016
February
10.1
18.4
-19.9
-3.0
-10.1
-6.8
26.0
-21.9
2.6
3.9
1.5
May
3.7
-17.8
-14.0
-13.8
-
-29.7
-12.5
0.2
-6.9
-2.9
1.4
August
2.6
13.5
29.0
11.1
11.8
4.3
14.9
-8.9
10.1
4.9
2.0
November
-1.2
-
18.7
-0.5
1.2
4.2
5.3
36.5
3.4
2.7
2.6
2017
February
-0.7
10.5
-12.2
-2.3
0.7
32.9
7.3
5.9
0.6
1.8
2.3
May
0.8
-13.2
-9.1
11.8
6.8
3.5
15.1
-0.6
-3.2
1.3
1.5
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2015
May
10.1
29.1
9.2
5.4
-29.0
0.2
-25.9
10.3
7.0
7.0
7.3
2016
May
23.1
3.4
-20.7
-1.2
9.3
-7.8
-30.8
8.6
5.9
6.1
9.0
2017
May
1.5
8.9
22.3
20.8
21.7
49.4
49.5
30.9
10.9
11.1
8.8
- 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)
2016
February
5.1
3.2
2.8
0.7
1.2
0.3
0.5
1.4
15.2
15.6
15.9
May
5.6
3.4
3.1
0.9
1.2
0.3
0.5
1.5
16.5
16.5
16.5
August
5.3
4.1
3.2
0.9
1.5
0.3
0.4
1.6
17.2
17.3
17.0
November
5.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
1.5
0.3
0.6
1.4
17.7
17.4
17.6
2017
February
5.2
4.9
2.9
1.1
1.5
0.4
*0.6
1.3
17.8
18.2
18.1
May
6.4
5.1
2.7
0.9
1.6
0.4
0.4
1.2
18.9
18.9
18.7
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2016
February
0.4
4.5
-5.5
-14.8
-13.3
-14.7
-16.9
-12.8
-4.2
-0.1
6.7
May
10.6
6.0
11.2
24.8
-0.5
4.9
-12.5
8.1
8.4
5.8
3.9
August
-5.1
19.4
2.7
-0.8
26.1
-14.0
-17.4
4.7
4.3
4.8
3.1
November
6.1
3.5
-2.6
11.0
-1.0
8.0
49.2
-10.3
3.0
0.6
3.4
2017
February
-8.4
14.4
-6.8
9.9
0.8
25.5
5.7
-4.8
0.4
4.6
3.2
May
23.1
5.1
-5.8
-12.4
10.3
6.4
-27.8
-7.1
5.9
3.8
3.2
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2015
May
-12.6
1.8
-
46.7
34.0
17.7
1.7
53.4
2.3
2.5
13.2
2016
May
43.2
16.2
30.1
3.2
-6.1
-6.9
5.2
227.1
30.8
31.4
26.2
2017
May
13.5
48.5
-12.1
6.0
38.8
24.1
-5.9
-16.9
14.2
14.5
13.5
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

4 Job Vacancies, Industry - Original
2016
2017
February
May
August
November
February
May
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
Mining
3.1
2.5
2.7
3.3
3.5
3.5
Manufacturing
9.1
10.7
7.7
8.7
10.6
9.2
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
*1.0
1.0
1.1
*0.9
*1.1
1.3
Construction
11.3
10.0
10.6
11.2
12.4
11.8
Wholesale trade
9.2
8.0
9.0
7.0
8.6
*7.1
Retail trade
21.2
19.4
19.6
22.7
17.9
20.2
Accommodation and food services
19.2
13.1
16.6
16.0
17.8
13.5
Transport, postal and warehousing
3.9
*4.3
3.7
*4.5
*4.4
*5.4
Information media and telecommunications
1.7
2.2
3.2
*3.1
*2.5
2.6
Financial and insurance services
7.8
9.9
10.4
11.3
8.5
9.2
Rental, hiring and real estate services
*4.3
*3.8
4.1
*4.0
*3.5
*4.1
Professional, scientific and technical services
19.3
16.9
21.3
20.3
21.2
18.7
Administrative and support services
23.4
20.6
21.9
25.2
26.3
28.5
Public administration and safety
8.4
8.8
9.2
9.4
9.9
10.1
Education and training
5.9
6.5
6.6
*6.1
6.1
6.0
Health care and social assistance
15.9
18.1
20.9
19.9
20.6
20.5
Arts and recreation services
*2.9
*2.6
*2.5
*3.2
*2.6
*2.1
Other services
*6.5
*5.6
*8.6
8.8
9.5
*8.8
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution