6354.0 - Job Vacancies, Australia, May 2015 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)
2014
February
49.6
25.4
29.1
7.5
23.1
1.9
4.2
*3.0
143.6
143.5
142.8
May
50.6
30.1
25.4
8.1
19.4
2.0
3.9
*3.2
142.6
146.6
145.4
August
47.5
32.8
26.9
8.8
23.1
2.2
*3.8
*3.4
148.4
146.4
147.7
November
48.8
33.3
28.2
8.3
24.2
2.3
3.6
*3.8
152.4
150.6
150.0
2015
February
55.0
35.1
26.4
8.3
19.6
2.5
2.8
2.9
152.6
152.7
152.8
May
54.7
38.0
27.5
8.8
14.4
2.0
3.0
3.6
152.0
155.8
155.7
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2014
February
10.5
-17.4
-2.5
11.6
10.5
-0.2
23.7
13.3
2.0
3.0
1.6
May
2.1
18.6
-12.8
8.6
-15.9
5.6
-6.2
6.0
-0.7
2.1
1.9
August
-6.1
9.0
5.7
8.4
18.8
11.2
-2.5
7.2
4.1
-0.1
1.6
November
2.6
1.5
4.8
-5.3
5.0
3.8
-6.1
11.1
2.7
2.9
1.6
2015
February
12.7
5.4
-6.1
-
-18.9
8.9
-21.3
-23.3
0.2
1.4
1.9
May
-0.6
8.5
4.1
5.6
-26.9
-18.3
7.0
25.1
-0.4
2.1
1.9
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2013
May
-17.8
2.5
-37.0
-42.4
-13.4
-17.9
36.2
-39.7
-19.3
-19.6
-19.8
2014
May
36.2
-10.9
-6.5
34.6
-28.5
18.4
24.0
12.6
2.7
2.3
1.4
2015
May
8.1
26.5
8.3
8.3
-26.0
2.7
-22.9
14.3
6.6
6.3
7.1
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
- 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)
2014
February
46.4
23.3
27.3
6.7
22.1
1.6
3.7
*2.6
133.7
133.4
132.0
May
46.1
27.2
23.0
7.5
18.5
1.7
3.5
*2.9
130.3
134.3
133.9
August
43.7
29.5
24.7
8.1
21.5
1.9
*3.4
*3.2
136.1
133.9
135.2
November
44.7
30.1
26.0
7.6
22.6
2.0
*3.2
*3.4
139.6
138.0
137.2
2015
February
50.3
32.6
24.1
7.5
18.3
2.2
*2.1
2.5
139.6
139.4
140.0
May
50.7
35.1
25.1
7.9
13.1
1.7
2.6
3.2
139.4
143.3
142.9
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2014
February
11.5
-16.8
-3.5
10.7
11.0
-0.3
25.7
13.1
2.3
3.2
1.5
May
-0.7
16.7
-15.6
12.0
-16.2
4.8
-6.7
10.5
-2.5
0.7
1.4
August
-5.2
8.8
7.5
7.7
16.6
12.4
-3.9
11.0
4.4
-0.3
1.0
November
2.2
1.9
5.3
-6.0
4.9
3.7
-5.8
7.7
2.6
3.0
1.5
2015
February
12.5
8.2
-7.5
-0.8
-19.0
10.4
-33.7
-26.8
-
1.1
2.0
May
0.9
7.7
4.3
5.0
-28.4
-22.2
23.4
26.1
-0.1
2.8
2.1
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2013
May
-18.6
4.2
-35.2
-43.8
-12.7
-22.5
79.1
-40.1
-18.5
-18.8
-19.2
2014
May
34.9
-12.3
-9.4
40.2
-28.1
21.7
33.2
34.2
2.0
1.6
1.2
2015
May
10.1
29.1
9.2
5.4
-29.0
0.2
-25.9
10.3
7.0
6.7
6.7
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
- 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)
2014
February
3.2
2.1
1.9
0.7
1.0
0.3
0.4
0.4
10.0
10.1
10.7
May
4.5
2.9
2.4
0.6
*0.9
0.3
0.4
0.3
12.3
12.2
11.5
August
3.8
3.2
2.1
0.7
1.5
0.3
0.5
0.2
12.4
12.4
12.5
November
4.1
3.1
2.1
0.7
1.6
0.3
0.4
0.3
12.8
12.6
12.8
2015
February
4.7
2.5
2.4
0.8
1.3
0.3
0.7
0.4
13.0
13.2
12.8
May
3.9
3.0
*2.4
0.8
1.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
12.6
12.5
12.8
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2014
February
-2.2
-23.1
14.7
20.3
1.3
0.8
9.2
14.6
-2.3
0.8
2.5
May
42.3
39.8
28.5
-22.1
-8.8
10.5
-2.6
-24.1
23.7
21.1
7.6
August
-15.1
10.9
-11.4
17.5
64.2
4.1
8.4
-29.2
0.2
1.6
8.1
November
7.2
-2.4
-0.1
3.0
5.6
3.8
-7.8
62.7
3.3
1.5
2.6
2015
February
15.1
-21.3
10.6
7.9
-17.1
-1.3
69.8
11.8
2.3
5.0
0.4
May
-16.5
19.6
2.1
12.4
-6.7
10.3
-40.0
19.1
-3.3
-5.5
0.0
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2013
May
-8.3
-13.9
-54.3
-28.3
-24.4
17.1
-36.9
-38.7
-27.8
-27.9
-26.5
2014
May
51.0
5.0
33.6
-11.5
-35.6
1.4
-20.3
-55.9
10.7
10.6
3.0
2015
May
-12.6
1.8
0.0
46.7
34.0
17.7
1.7
53.4
2.3
2.3
11.3
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

4 Job Vacancies, Industry - Original
2014
2015
February
May
August
November
February
May
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
Mining
5.0
4.2
4.5
3.8
3.0
3.0
Manufacturing
8.0
11.0
10.6
9.6
10.0
10.1
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
*0.8
0.9
0.7
0.5
0.8
0.8
Construction
13.9
13.4
12.3
11.3
13.2
12.7
Wholesale trade
6.2
*6.7
7.2
6.0
7.3
9.0
Retail trade
12.3
11.9
16.7
17.1
13.9
12.7
Accommodation and food services
13.7
9.9
10.9
14.8
13.3
13.0
Transport, postal and warehousing
4.5
4.2
5.2
4.8
*4.3
*4.6
Information media and telecommunications
**3.7
**2.7
2.0
1.7
*2.5
1.7
Financial and insurance services
9.1
9.7
9.2
7.9
9.2
10.8
Rental, hiring and real estate services
*2.3
2.8
*3.0
*2.1
*2.5
*3.6
Professional, scientific and technical services
15.4
*19.1
19.3
20.3
19.2
18.4
Administrative and support services
17.4
15.3
17.9
17.8
18.5
20.4
Public administration and safety
4.5
6.2
5.2
6.1
7.2
6.6
Education and training
2.6
2.2
2.9
3.8
3.4
3.6
Health care and social assistance
14.0
13.8
12.7
14.4
16.1
13.2
Arts and recreation services
*2.4
*2.3
*3.0
*3.6
*2.9
*3.4
Other services
*7.9
*6.1
*5.1
*6.8
*5.3
*4.2
* 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