6354.0 - Job Vacancies, Australia, May 2014 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)
2013
February
44.7
31.9
26.0
8.5
31.1
2.2
2.7
2.8
149.8
149.8
152.3
May
37.1
33.7
27.2
6.0
27.1
1.7
3.2
2.8
138.9
143.4
143.5
August
45.7
31.1
26.2
7.5
24.3
1.8
3.6
2.7
142.9
140.1
139.8
November
44.8
30.7
29.9
6.7
20.9
1.9
3.4
2.6
140.9
139.5
140.7
2014
February
49.6
25.4
29.1
7.5
23.1
1.9
4.2
*3.0
143.6
143.4
143.1
May
50.6
30.1
25.4
8.1
19.4
2.0
3.9
*3.2
142.6
147.1
146.1
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2013
February
-2.6
-17.7
-15.5
-21.0
-4.1
3.9
2.5
-28.0
-10.4
-9.3
-6.9
May
-16.9
5.9
4.7
-29.2
-12.7
-24.7
16.5
1.3
-7.3
-4.3
-5.8
August
22.9
-7.7
-3.6
24.2
-10.4
6.1
14.8
-2.8
2.9
-2.3
-2.6
November
-1.8
-1.4
14.1
-10.6
-14.1
5.8
-6.9
-3.5
-1.4
-0.5
0.7
2014
February
10.5
-17.4
-2.5
11.6
10.5
-0.2
23.7
13.3
2.0
2.8
1.7
May
2.1
18.6
-12.8
8.6
-15.9
5.6
-6.2
6.0
-0.7
2.5
2.1
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2012
May
-4.4
-19.2
3.7
0.6
11.8
-9.9
-45.2
-27.5
-4.9
-4.9
-4.5
2013
May
-17.8
2.5
-37.0
-42.4
-13.4
-17.9
36.2
-39.7
-19.3
-19.4
-19.8
2014
May
36.2
-10.9
-6.5
34.6
-28.5
18.4
24.0
12.6
2.7
2.5
1.8
* 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)
2013
February
41.7
29.2
24.4
7.8
29.5
1.9
2.1
2.1
138.7
138.5
140.8
May
34.2
31.0
25.4
5.4
25.7
1.4
2.6
*2.1
127.7
132.5
132.3
August
42.3
28.5
24.3
6.7
23.1
1.4
3.2
2.0
131.5
128.5
129.0
November
41.6
28.0
28.2
6.1
19.9
1.6
3.0
2.3
130.7
129.5
130.1
2014
February
46.4
23.3
27.3
6.7
22.1
1.6
3.7
*2.6
133.7
133.2
132.4
May
46.1
27.2
23.0
7.5
18.5
1.7
3.5
*2.9
130.3
135.0
135.0
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2013
February
-2.6
-18.5
-14.9
-20.3
-2.9
5.5
-3.4
-30.6
-10.2
-9.4
-7.0
May
-18.1
6.1
4.2
-31.1
-12.9
-26.7
23.1
0.9
-7.9
-4.3
-6.0
August
23.7
-7.9
-4.2
25.8
-10.1
0.1
21.2
-7.0
3.0
-3.0
-2.5
November
-1.6
-1.9
16.1
-10.1
-14.0
16.4
-6.4
15.5
-0.7
0.7
0.9
2014
February
11.5
-16.8
-3.5
10.7
11.0
-0.3
25.7
13.1
2.3
2.9
1.7
May
-0.7
16.7
-15.6
12.0
-16.2
4.8
-6.7
10.5
-2.5
1.4
2.0
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2012
May
-4.2
-20.4
5.0
1.9
13.4
-5.9
-52.9
-22.2
-4.1
-4.0
-3.5
2013
May
-18.6
4.2
-35.2
-43.8
-12.7
-22.5
79.1
-40.1
-18.5
-18.6
-19.2
2014
May
34.9
-12.3
-9.4
40.2
-28.1
21.7
33.2
34.2
2.0
1.9
2.0
* 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
JOB VACANCIES ('000)
2013
February
3.0
2.7
1.6
0.7
1.6
0.3
0.6
0.7
11.1
11.3
11.5
May
3.0
2.8
1.8
0.7
1.4
0.3
0.5
0.7
11.1
10.9
11.2
August
3.4
2.6
1.9
0.7
1.2
0.4
0.5
0.7
11.4
11.6
10.8
November
3.2
2.7
1.6
0.6
1.0
0.3
0.4
0.3
10.2
10.0
10.6
2014
February
3.2
2.1
1.9
0.7
1.0
0.3
0.4
0.4
10.0
10.2
10.7
May
4.5
2.9
2.4
0.6
*0.9
0.3
0.4
0.3
12.3
12.0
11.2
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2013
February
-2.5
-7.4
-24.2
-28.2
-21.2
-4.8
32.3
-18.1
-12.0
-8.1
-5.2
May
-1.3
3.8
13.0
-7.9
-8.2
-12.2
-7.5
2.6
0.2
-3.8
-2.6
August
14.0
-6.4
3.7
10.7
-15.8
36.9
-16.2
10.7
2.1
6.3
-3.8
November
-4.8
4.4
-12.6
-14.7
-17.3
-33.5
-10.6
-54.2
-10.4
-13.8
-1.8
2014
February
-2.2
-23.1
14.7
20.3
1.3
0.8
9.2
14.6
-2.3
2.0
1.4
May
42.3
39.8
28.5
-22.1
-8.8
10.5
-2.6
-24.1
23.7
17.9
4.3
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2012
May
-7.2
-6.7
-7.8
-10.5
-8.7
-31.8
-23.9
-40.7
-12.7
-13.3
-13.3
2013
May
-8.3
-13.9
-54.3
-28.3
-24.4
17.1
-36.9
-38.7
-27.8
-28.3
-26.6
2014
May
51.0
5.0
33.6
-11.5
-35.6
1.4
-20.3
-55.9
10.7
10.2
-0.1
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

4 Job Vacancies, Industry - Original
2013
2014
February
May
August
November
February
May
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
Mining
6.7
5.1
4.9
4.7
5.0
4.2
Manufacturing
10.6
9.3
9.0
6.1
8.0
11.0
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
0.6
0.5
0.7
0.6
*0.8
0.9
Construction
12.7
16.5
12.8
9.9
13.9
13.4
Wholesale trade
*10.0
6.9
4.0
4.3
6.2
*6.7
Retail trade
16.4
14.3
15.1
16.6
12.3
11.9
Accommodation and food services
11.5
9.3
*10.9
17.6
13.7
9.9
Transport, postal and warehousing
4.3
3.8
5.5
*6.0
4.5
4.2
Information media and telecommunications
2.0
2.2
*2.3
2.4
**3.7
**2.7
Financial and insurance services
7.8
7.4
7.6
6.4
9.1
9.7
Rental, hiring and real estate services
3.7
*2.4
*1.8
*3.3
*2.3
2.8
Professional, scientific and technical services
16.8
15.0
17.6
*16.2
15.4
*19.1
Administrative and support services
16.6
15.6
*15.8
15.8
17.4
15.3
Public administration and safety
5.2
4.8
6.7
5.5
4.5
6.2
Education and training
*4.2
*4.7
*4.9
3.1
2.6
2.2
Health care and social assistance
14.2
13.2
13.3
13.3
14.0
13.8
Arts and recreation services
1.4
1.0
*2.1
*2.3
*2.4
*2.3
Other services
*5.2
*6.8
*7.9
*6.7
*7.9
*6.1
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use