6354.0 - Job Vacancies, Australia, Feb 2018 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
November
69.0
45.4
33.6
9.6
17.7
2.0
2.7
5.7
185.8
181.9
180.6
2017
February
68.1
50.4
29.7
9.5
17.8
2.6
2.9
5.9
186.9
185.1
186.1
May
69.8
44.6
27.1
10.4
19.1
2.7
3.1
5.7
182.5
191.8
193.4
August
76.6
55.9
35.0
9.1
19.3
2.5
3.8
6.2
208.4
204.8
202.8
November
81.5
57.5
35.0
9.1
19.8
2.5
3.3
7.2
216.0
211.7
212.3
2018
February
78.9
62.5
36.4
10.4
22.2
2.9
3.7
6.7
223.7
220.9
220.8
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2016
November
-0.7
0.3
16.4
0.5
1.0
4.7
12.2
20.9
3.4
2.7
2.2
2017
February
-1.3
10.8
-11.7
-1.1
0.7
31.9
7.0
3.3
0.6
1.7
3.0
May
2.5
-11.4
-8.8
9.1
7.1
3.9
6.3
-2.1
-2.3
3.6
3.9
August
9.7
25.4
29.1
-12.1
1.1
-8.4
22.2
8.6
14.2
6.8
4.9
November
6.5
2.9
-0.1
-0.1
2.7
0.6
-12.6
15.2
3.6
3.3
4.7
2018
February
-3.2
8.6
4.3
14.3
12.2
13.4
11.5
-7.3
3.6
4.4
4.0
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2016
February
18.8
35.0
-1.8
17.8
-21.0
1.5
-9.0
66.3
13.9
13.4
11.7
2017
February
4.3
6.4
14.4
-2.7
14.8
4.0
13.7
21.8
7.5
7.3
9.1
2018
February
15.8
24.1
22.6
9.6
24.8
8.6
26.7
13.7
19.7
19.4
18.7

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
November
63.3
41.2
30.5
8.6
16.2
1.7
2.2
4.3
168.0
164.4
163.0
2017
February
62.9
45.5
26.8
8.5
16.3
2.3
2.3
4.5
169.1
167.0
167.8
May
63.4
39.5
24.4
9.5
17.5
2.4
2.7
4.5
163.7
172.9
174.5
August
69.4
50.5
32.3
8.2
17.8
2.1
3.4
4.7
188.4
185.0
183.7
November
74.8
53.5
32.6
8.1
18.2
2.1
2.8
5.3
197.4
193.3
193.1
2018
February
72.5
57.2
33.7
9.4
20.9
2.4
3.2
5.2
204.5
201.5
201.6
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2016
November
-1.2
-
18.7
-0.5
1.2
4.2
5.3
36.5
3.4
2.7
2.0
2017
February
-0.7
10.5
-12.2
-2.3
0.7
32.9
7.3
5.9
0.6
1.6
2.9
May
0.8
-13.2
-9.1
11.8
6.8
3.5
15.1
-0.6
-3.2
3.5
4.0
August
9.4
28.0
32.7
-13.3
1.9
-10.7
28.1
4.0
15.1
7.0
5.3
November
7.8
5.9
0.9
-0.8
2.1
-0.2
-18.9
13.3
4.8
4.5
5.1
2018
February
-3.1
7.0
3.2
15.6
15.1
13.1
15.8
-1.2
3.6
4.2
4.4
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2016
February
19.8
35.3
-3.9
20.3
-21.7
2.0
-2.4
36.6
13.6
13.1
10.5
2017
February
4.5
3.2
15.7
-6.9
14.0
1.6
13.6
32.0
6.6
6.4
8.5
2018
February
15.3
25.8
25.6
11.1
27.8
4.3
38.6
15.7
20.9
20.7
20.2
- 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)
2016
November
5.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
1.5
0.3
0.6
1.4
17.7
17.5
17.6
2017
February
5.2
4.9
2.9
1.1
1.5
0.4
*0.6
1.3
17.8
18.1
18.3
May
6.4
5.1
2.7
0.9
1.6
0.4
0.4
1.2
18.9
18.9
18.9
August
7.2
5.4
2.7
0.9
1.5
0.4
0.4
1.6
20.0
19.8
19.1
November
6.7
4.0
2.3
1.0
1.7
0.4
0.5
1.9
18.6
18.4
19.2
2018
February
6.4
5.2
2.8
1.0
1.3
0.5
0.5
1.4
19.1
19.5
19.1
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2016
November
6.1
3.5
-2.6
11.0
-1.0
8.0
49.2
-10.3
3.0
2.7
3.5
2017
February
-8.4
14.4
-6.8
9.9
0.8
25.5
5.7
-4.8
0.4
3.4
4.1
May
23.1
5.1
-5.8
-12.4
10.3
6.4
-27.8
-7.1
5.9
4.3
3.3
August
12.1
5.6
-3.2
-
-6.6
6.2
-14.4
25.4
6.1
4.7
1.3
November
-6.3
-25.1
-12.4
6.5
9.9
5.1
45.7
21.1
-7.0
-7.0
0.1
2018
February
-5.2
29.5
19.2
4.0
-19.6
14.6
-10.6
-24.2
3.0
5.8
-0.1
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2016
February
8.1
31.1
19.4
-7.1
-11.9
-2.1
-27.8
260.6
16.7
16.4
24.6
2017
February
2.0
49.8
3.7
51.1
25.2
22.4
13.9
-3.4
16.9
16.7
15.2
2018
February
22.5
7.7
-4.7
-3.0
-8.9
36.1
-19.4
6.9
7.6
7.4
4.6
* 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
2018
November
February
May
August
November
February
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
Mining
3.3
3.5
3.5
4.2
5.5
5.1
Manufacturing
8.7
10.6
9.2
10.9
12.7
12.4
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
*0.9
*1.1
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.9
Construction
11.2
12.4
11.8
13.4
13.7
14.5
Wholesale trade
7.0
8.6
*7.1
6.6
7.7
9.4
Retail trade
22.7
17.9
20.2
21.5
25.9
22.1
Accommodation and food services
16.0
17.8
13.5
17.4
18.6
17.0
Transport, postal and warehousing
*4.5
*4.4
*5.4
*5.6
5.4
6.5
Information media and telecommunications
*3.1
*2.5
2.6
2.9
3.0
3.5
Financial and insurance services
11.3
8.5
9.2
9.6
8.5
10.3
Rental, hiring and real estate services
*4.0
*3.5
*4.1
*4.0
3.8
4.7
Professional, scientific and technical services
20.3
21.2
18.7
23.4
21.3
24.6
Administrative and support services
25.2
26.3
28.5
32.0
38.2
39.5
Public administration and safety
9.4
9.9
10.1
10.8
10.5
9.9
Education and training
*6.1
6.1
6.0
7.2
5.7
6.8
Health care and social assistance
19.9
20.6
20.5
24.2
23.4
23.9
Arts and recreation services
*3.2
*2.6
*2.1
*2.5
*2.9
2.9
Other services
8.8
9.5
*8.8
10.8
*7.7
8.4
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution