Job Vacancies, Australia

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Results of the quarterly Job Vacancies Survey containing estimates of job vacancies classified by industry, sector and state/territory.

Reference period
November 2025
Released
14/01/2026
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Release date and time
14/01/2026 11:30am AEDT

Key statistics

Seasonally adjusted estimates for November 2025:

  • Total job vacancies were 326,700, a decrease of 0.2% from August 2025.
  • Private sector vacancies were 287,400, a decrease of 0.5% from August 2025.
  • Public sector vacancies were 39,300, an increase of 1.8% from August 2025.

 

Job vacancies, public and private sector
 Nov-2025 ('000)Quarterly change (%)Yearly change (%)
TrendPrivate sector288.4-0.7-3.7
Public sector39.21.88.2
Private and public sectors327.6-0.4-2.4
Seasonally adjustedPrivate sector287.4-0.5-6.8
Public sector39.31.88.9
Private and public sectors326.7-0.2-5.2
OriginalPrivate sector290.61.0-6.7
Public sector39.94.09.0
Private and public sectors330.51.4-5.1

Survey impacts and changes

Approach for estimating the contribution of micro-employers

Other measures of labour demand

Job vacancies over time

Job vacancies decreased by 0.2% (700 vacancies) in the three months to November 2025 (seasonally adjusted). This is 31.0% lower than it was in May 2022 when the level of job vacancies peaked.

The Job Vacancies Survey was suspended between August 2008 to August 2009 (inclusive). 

States and territories

Change in job vacancies, states and territories (%)
 Change from previous quarterChange from corresponding quarter of previous year
Aug-24Nov-24Feb-25May-25Aug-25Nov-25Nov-23Nov-24Nov-25
NSW-2.03.5-3.9-3.40.8-0.6-10.2-12.2-7.1
Vic-5.3-2.2-6.17.9-8.87.0-19.3-14.7-1.2
Qld0.913.8-9.21.70.6-1.2-8.7-1.7-8.3
SA-9.017.7-8.79.0-3.9-6.6-5.2-4.3-10.6
WA-1.0-0.13.9-6.30.36.5-20.1-16.14.1
Tas-4.14.0-17.43.01.6-1.6-7.9-2.4-14.9
NT-6.48.8-2.8-12.221.9-11.3-31.28.6-7.8
ACT-4.913.7-16.811.6-6.43.7-29.33.8-9.9
Australia-2.84.9-5.51.0-1.91.4-14.2-9.9-5.1
Australia (Seasonally adjusted)-4.03.6-5.02.8-2.7-0.2-14.8-10.3-5.2
Australia (Trend)-2.4-0.8-0.4-0.7-0.9-0.4-16.0-12.1-2.4

Data refers to original series unless otherwise stated
 

Private sector

Change in job vacancies, private sector (%)
 Change from previous quarterChange from corresponding quarter of previous year
Aug-24Nov-24Feb-25May-25Aug-25Nov-25Nov-23Nov-24Nov-25
NSW-1.43.1-3.7-3.7-0.4-1.5-10.1-11.9-9.0
Vic-3.8-3.2-7.77.4-9.87.4-21.2-14.3-4.0
Qld1.914.3-9.81.51.4-1.6-8.5-1.7-8.7
SA-12.123.5-10.08.0-4.7-8.0-6.7-3.1-14.8
WA-0.11.44.5-6.61.26.5-20.8-14.45.2
Tas-2.63.8-19.43.6-0.12.4-9.9-3.8-14.5
NT-6.814.5-5.2-13.030.9-13.7-37.120.2-6.9
ACT-0.117.2-24.714.4-13.12.6-27.214.8-23.2
Australia-1.95.2-6.10.6-2.21.0-14.8-9.2-6.7
Australia (Seasonally adjusted)-3.64.0-5.93.0-3.3-0.5-15.5-9.6-6.8
Australia (Trend)-2.3-0.7-0.6-1.1-1.2-0.7-16.8-11.7-3.7

Data refers to original series unless otherwise stated
 

Public sector

Change in job vacancies, public sector (%)
 Change from previous quarterChange from corresponding quarter of previous year
Aug-24Nov-24Feb-25May-25Aug-25Nov-25Nov-23Nov-24Nov-25
NSW-6.66.6-6.0-1.29.66.2-10.9-14.58.2
Vic-17.87.58.311.4-1.84.01.1-18.223.2
Qld-8.18.7-3.44.2-6.82.8-10.5-2.4-3.5
SA11.0-11.80.915.60.91.76.2-12.119.8
WA-11.0-17.8-4.5-0.3-13.97.5-11.1-35.2-11.9
Tas-11.35.2-6.90.49.7-19.05.86.0-16.9
NT-4.7-13.19.2-9.0-15.13.7-3.5-26.6-12.5
ACT-16.04.27.45.59.55.8-33.6-20.031.3
Australia-9.32.5-0.54.50.84.0-8.7-15.49.0
Australia (Seasonally adjusted)-7.70.53.11.12.61.8-8.9-15.68.9
Australia (Trend)-3.9-1.11.52.72.11.8-9.1-14.78.2

Data refers to original series unless otherwise stated
 

Industry

Job vacancies, industry, original ('000)
 Aug-24Nov-24Feb-25May-25Aug-25Nov-25
Mining8.49.610.310.08.69.3
Manufacturing14.714.818.219.621.519.7
Electricity, gas, water and waste services4.34.53.93.43.33.5
Construction25.122.218.522.319.518.1
Wholesale trade11.911.612.210.511.713.3
Retail trade28.730.525.625.328.727.8
Accommodation and food services31.738.038.738.137.738.2
Transport, postal and warehousing9.911.311.210.710.59.5
Information media and telecommunications3.43.83.73.93.53.6
Financial and insurance services11.111.511.812.410.510.8
Rental, hiring and real estate services5.56.16.55.85.44.7
Professional, scientific and technical services38.741.134.138.434.333.6
Administrative and support services25.427.425.426.327.428.7
Public administration and safety21.020.520.422.021.323.2
Education and training12.110.911.612.212.910.9
Health care and social assistance60.962.759.155.255.359.6
Arts and recreation services5.26.64.64.34.54.8
Other services14.115.013.411.89.411.2

Data Downloads

Time series spreadsheets

Data files

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 6354.0.

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