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 2021

Released

12/01/2022

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Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted estimates for the November 2021 quarter are as follows:

Total job vacancies were 396,100, an increase of 18.5% from August 2021.
Private sector vacancies were 361,700, an increase of 19.4% from August 2021.
Public sector vacancies were 34,300, an increase of 9.7% from August 2021.

Job vacancies, public and private sector
	Nov-21	Quarterly Change	Annual Change
	('000)	%	%
Private sector	361.7	19.4	58.5
Public sector	34.3	9.7	34.5
Private and public sectors	396.1	18.5	56.1

Survey impacts

Continuing use of forward factors for seasonal adjustment

In the May 2020 Job vacancies release, the ABS changed the method used to produce seasonally adjusted estimates from the ‘concurrent’ method to the ‘forward factors’ method. The forward factors approach is better suited to managing large movements at the end point of series and ensures that large movements do not have a disproportionate influence on the seasonal factors.

Given the large movements in the labour market during the COVID-19 period and the continuing use of a forward factors approach to seasonal adjustment, the ABS undertook an extensive annual review of its seasonally adjusted job vacancies series, prior to the release of the job vacancies May 2021 estimates. Static forward factors for the next 12 months were calculated through this annual process and were used from the May 2021 release.

For further information on seasonal adjustment during a period of uncertainty please see: Seasonal adjustment throughout periods of significant disruption and uncertainty | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au).

Suspension of trend estimates

Since May 2020, trend estimates have been suspended for all job vacancies series. The reinstatement of trend series will be reviewed in future cycles.

Survey response remains high in November

Responses for the Job Vacancies Survey November 2021 quarter remained high. The ABS would like to thank the Australian business community for their continued support in responding to our surveys during such a challenging time, given how critically important this information is.

Other measures of labour demand

In addition to Job Vacancies, there are a number of non-ABS indicators that measure labour demand using alternative concepts, sources and methods. These are also widely used as leading indicators of employment. Prominent examples include the ANZ Job Advertisement Series, the SEEK Employment Report, and the National Skills Commission's Internet Vacancy Index.

Measures of job vacancies and job advertisements will differ for a number of reasons. One of the key differences is that job vacancies includes jobs for which job advertisements are undertaken but also include jobs where other recruitment approaches are exclusively used, such as word of mouth or social media. According to the National Skills Commission's Recruitment Experiences and Outlook Survey, 22 per cent of jobs are not advertised (i.e. recruitment is done through word of mouth alone or by considering people who approach the business). For further details on recruitment practices, please see the Employers' Recruitment Insights.

Furthermore, job vacancies count every position advertised within a single notice, while some job advertisements may be used to fill multiple positions.

Job vacancies over time

Job vacancies increased by 18.5% (61,900 vacancies) in the three months to November 2021 (seasonally adjusted). The rise in job vacancies reflects the easing of lockdowns that were in effect in August.

The level of job vacancies in November 2021 was 74.2% higher than in February 2020, prior to the start of the pandemic. The ongoing high level of vacancies reflects the pace of recovery in labour demand from the fall in May 2020, as well as a number of industries indicating labour shortages, particularly for lower paid jobs.

	Job vacancies ('000)
Nov-79	38.4
Feb-80	40.6
May-80	36.7
Aug-80	37.5
Nov-80	38.7
Feb-81	37.4
May-81	44
Aug-81	44.5
Nov-81	41.7
Feb-82	37.3
May-82	30.3
Aug-82	26.8
Nov-82	30.3
Feb-83	29.7
May-83	32.4
Aug-83	33.6
Nov-83	36.3
Feb-84	44.6
May-84	40.3
Aug-84	48.5
Nov-84	49.8
Feb-85	60.4
May-85	68.6
Aug-85	67.2
Nov-85	66.2
Feb-86	64.8
May-86	66.1
Aug-86	61.1
Nov-86	66.3
Feb-87	69.5
May-87	66.9
Aug-87	70.1
Nov-87	66.9
Feb-88	70.2
May-88	74.4
Aug-88	80.8
Nov-88	85.1
Feb-89	84.7
May-89	93.7
Aug-89	76.6
Nov-89	79.2
Feb-90	71.9
May-90	64
Aug-90	56.7
Nov-90	41.6
Feb-91	33.8
May-91	31.6
Aug-91	29.8
Nov-91	30.9
Feb-92	33.3
May-92	31.9
Aug-92	33
Nov-92	36.9
Feb-93	37
May-93	42
Aug-93	46.2
Nov-93	48.5
Feb-94	57.6
May-94	69.5
Aug-94	82.2
Nov-94	85.6
Feb-95	72.7
May-95	77.3
Aug-95	74.6
Nov-95	72.5
Feb-96	81
May-96	76.7
Aug-96	77.5
Nov-96	82.5
Feb-97	81.3
May-97	82.8
Aug-97	84.9
Nov-97	90.4
Feb-98	98.3
May-98	104
Aug-98	89.8
Nov-98	102
Feb-99	87.2
May-99	100.2
Aug-99	106.9
Nov-99	109.6
Feb-00	118.1
May-00	115.9
Aug-00	114.4
Nov-00	114.8
Feb-01	99.7
May-01	94
Aug-01	90.2
Nov-01	88.5
Feb-02	90.5
May-02	96.2
Aug-02	103
Nov-02	97.6
Feb-03	109.7
May-03	104.6
Aug-03	104.1
Nov-03	107.5
Feb-04	103.8
May-04	127.1
Aug-04	124.6
Nov-04	139.2
Feb-05	146.2
May-05	140.9
Aug-05	139
Nov-05	134.1
Feb-06	144.3
May-06	154.1
Aug-06	154.9
Nov-06	162.1
Feb-07	160.8
May-07	168.6
Aug-07	173.3
Nov-07	183.3
Feb-08	178.2
May-08	184.5
Aug-08
Nov-08
Feb-09
May-09
Aug-09
Nov-09	148.9
Feb-10	168.4
May-10	170.3
Aug-10	178.6
Nov-10	191.1
Feb-11	189.4
May-11	187.3
Aug-11	183.4
Nov-11	179.3
Feb-12	181.8
May-12	178.1
Aug-12	175.3
Nov-12	164.8
Feb-13	149.8
May-13	143.5
Aug-13	140.6
Nov-13	138.9
Feb-14	143.2
May-14	147.4
Aug-14	146.6
Nov-14	149.7
Feb-15	151.9
May-15	157.7
Aug-15	161.7
Nov-15	167.4
Feb-16	172.2
May-16	171.1
Aug-16	177.5
Nov-16	182.3
Feb-17	185
May-17	185.7
Aug-17	201
Nov-17	204.4
Feb-18	212.7
May-18	223.9
Aug-18	228.7
Nov-18	230.3
Feb-19	232.3
May-19	228.1
Aug-19	224.3
Nov-19	226.7
Feb-20	227.4
May-20	129.3
Aug-20	206.4
Nov-20	253.7
Feb-21	288.4
May-21	369.9
Aug-21	334.1
Nov-21	396.1

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

Businesses reporting vacancies

The number of businesses reporting at least one vacancy shows the extent of the acute reduction in labour demand in May 2020, as well as the subsequent change since then. In May 2020, a much lower proportion of businesses reported at least one vacancy (6.5%). By May 2021, this had increased to 22.0% of businesses. In November 2021, this number was slightly lower (20.9%) but remained considerably higher than February 2020 (11.0%), which was prior to the impact of COVID-19.

Proportion of businesses reporting vacancies, Australia
	Feb-20 (%)	May-20 (%)	Aug-20 (%)	Nov-20 (%)	Feb-21 (%)	May-21 (%)	Aug-21 (%)	Nov-21 (%)
Australia	11	6.5	12.1	14.7	18.1	22	20.3	20.7

Proportion of businesses reporting vacancies, Australia

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Proportion of businesses reporting vacancies, states and territories
	Feb-20	May-20	Aug-20	Nov-20	Feb-21	May-21	Aug-21	Nov-21
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
New South Wales	12.1	5.8	11.6	15.1	19.6	22.9	19.4	22.3
Victoria	11.2	6	11.5	15.5	18	22	18.8	21.2
Queensland	10.4	10.5	13.7	12.9	17.4	22.6	26.9	20
South Australia	8.1	2.9	8.8	9.1	15.7	15.6	13.1	14.7
Western Australia	10.2	5.5	15.6	16.7	16.3	21.7	21.5	19.5
Tasmania	8.3	4.5	10.7	14.2	17.8	21.8	15.1	18.5
Northern Territory	9.2	6.7	20.7	21	21.8	26.5	20.8	23.1
Australian Capital Territory	9.4	3.5	4.7	17.3	12.1	13.8	9.4	13.4
Australia	11	6.5	12.1	14.7	18.1	22	20.3	20.7

Proportion of businesses reporting vacancies, industry
	Feb-20	May-20	Aug-20	Nov-20	Feb-21	May-21	Aug-21	Nov-21
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Mining	20.9	8.3	16.1	16.3	21.1	11	18.1	17.1
Manufacturing	8	4.4	14	14.6	15.3	15.1	22.9	24.9
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	10.2	11.8	21.9	18.5	13.9	12.8	9.9	21.3
Construction	13.6	4.6	12	13	22.8	26.9	23.3	21.5
Wholesale trade	14.6	14.1	14	17.8	15.2	23.6	22.3	20.5
Retail trade	13.3	9.7	9.9	17.8	16.4	21.6	21.4	15.9
Accommodation and food services	14.5	2.3	13.9	16.9	30.5	30.5	18.3	30.9
Transport, postal and warehousing	5.3	4.1	10.7	4.3	20.2	22	15.7	17.3
Information media and telecommunications	14	7	5.2	14	18.3	20	15.9	15.5
Financial and insurance services	4.5	5	6.6	15.7	16.9	20.5	10.3	5.5
Rental, hiring and real estate services	6.9	4.1	11.8	12.8	11.1	16.9	19.3	15.1
Professional, scientific and technical services	9.4	9.2	14.8	14.2	14.5	16.4	15.4	16.6
Administrative and support services	16.5	7.8	16.2	18.9	17.1	23.6	29.8	30.5
Public administration and safety	31.3	22.6	27.9	35.4	30	42.2	29.8	27.5
Education and training	7.5	4	10.8	5.2	8.6	11.5	9.7	9.1
Health care and social assistance	8.2	6.5	8.9	13.6	13.4	23.3	21.2	26.7
Arts and recreation services	3.4	0.5	2.1	21	3.1	14	9.3	6.7
Other services	10.6	5.6	11.1	16.7	21.1	22.8	28.1	25.4
All industries	11	6.5	12.1	14.7	18.1	22	20.3	20.7

Reasons for vacancies
	Feb-20	May-20	Aug-20	Nov-20	Feb-21	May-21	Aug-21	Nov-21
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Replacement/resignations	78.6	72.9	75.3	75.1	76.2	76.0	75.1	77.4
Increased workload	35.9	32.0	36.7	41.3	44.5	45.4	42.3	45.9
Expansion of business	25.4	15.7	19.9	21.2	25.4	26.8	25.3	25.7
Restructure	16.6	14.1	14.6	16.8	14.0	14.3	15.7	13.8
Relocation	0.8	0.7	1.0	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.5
Seasonal	10.7	9.0	11.7	16.4	10.1	10.0	11.4	19
Special event	1.5	2.7	3.0	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.5	2.4
Takeover	1.1	0.7	1.5	1.0	1.0	1.4	1.4	1.6
Other	6.5	11.6	11.9	10.9	8.8	10.3	11.8	12

Businesses may have multiple reasons for reporting job vacancies
Proportions are of businesses that reported at least one vacancy

States and territories

Job vacancies, states and territories, original
	Feb-20 ('000)	May-20 ('000)	Aug-20 ('000)	Nov-20 ('000)	Feb-21 ('000)	May-21 ('000)	Aug-21 ('000)	Nov-21 ('000)
NSW	79.3	39.8	62.2	82.7	94	112.8	95.2	120.9
Vic	59.7	28.7	45.8	58.4	65.6	87.6	81.3	106
Qld	38.4	25.2	42.1	47.9	53.5	67.2	70.6	70.3
SA	11.7	6.8	12.5	15.6	19.3	21.3	18	23.7
WA	27.6	16.8	32.2	37.4	40	46.2	52.1	60.8
Tas	3.4	1.9	3.4	5.1	5.7	6.5	5.8	6.8
NT	2.9	1.7	4.2	4.2	4.8	5	6.1	6.2
ACT	6.6	3.6	5.6	7.9	8.2	8.8	8	9.9

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Change in job vacancies, states and territories
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally adjusted)
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Change from previous quarter
Aug-20	56.4	59.5	67	83.2	91.4	84.7	146.3	57.2	67.1	59.7
Nov-20	32.9	27.6	13.7	24.6	16.2	50.4	0.1	40.4	24.6	22.9
Feb-21	13.6	12.4	11.8	24.2	6.8	10.2	13.1	3.5	12.3	13.7
May-21	20	33.4	25.6	10.4	15.6	14.4	5.1	7.2	22.1	28.3
Aug-21	-15.6	-7.1	5	-15.8	12.7	-10.3	21.1	-8.8	-5.2	-9.7
Nov-21	27	30.4	-0.4	31.9	16.9	17.3	1.5	23.9	20.1	18.5
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year
Nov-19	-4	-2.4	3.7	6.2	-3.9	0.5	-8.9	10.2	-1.4	-1.6
Nov-20	3.1	-2.9	22.4	36.9	45.3	42.1	22.1	2.3	12	11.9
Nov-21	46.2	81.6	46.8	52.5	62.7	32.6	46.1	25.4	56.1	56.1

Job vacancies, change from February 2020 by state, original
State	Change (%)
New South Wales	52.4
Victoria	77.7
Queensland	83.2
South Australia	103.3
Western Australia	120.5
Tasmania	99.8
Northern Territory	116.9
Australian Capital Territory	48.8

Job vacancies, change from February 2020 by state, original

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Private sector

Job vacancies, private sector, states and territories, original
	Feb-20 ('000)	May-20 ('000)	Aug-20 ('000)	Nov-20 ('000)	Feb-21 ('000)	May-21 ('000)	Aug-21 ('000)	Nov-21 ('000)
NSW	71.4	33.4	55	74.4	85.9	102.7	85.2	111.1
Vic	53.7	24.3	40.6	52.8	59.5	80.9	74	97.5
Qld	34.9	22.9	39.2	44	49.1	62.8	66.2	64.9
SA	10	5.2	10.6	13.3	17.3	18.7	15.5	20.9
WA	25.4	15.4	30.2	35	36.8	43.3	48.5	57
Tas	2.9	1.6	2.8	4.4	5.1	5.9	4.9	5.7
NT	2.1	1.3	3.6	3.5	3.8	4.1	5	5.2
ACT	4.9	2.5	3.7	6	6	6.7	6.1	7.7

Job vacancies, private sector, states and territories, original

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Change in job vacancies, Private sector
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally adjusted)
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Change from previous quarter
Aug-20	64.5	67.4	71.1	104.7	95.7	82	186.8	46.2	74.3	65.6
Nov-20	35.4	30	12.1	25.2	16.1	53.2	-2.9	62.1	25.6	23.9
Feb-21	15.4	12.6	11.7	30.2	5	17.8	8.7	0.7	12.9	14.2
May-21	19.5	36.1	27.8	8.1	17.7	14.6	9.1	10.5	23.3	30.2
Aug-21	-17	-8.5	5.4	-17.1	12.1	-16.4	21.1	-8.4	-6	-10.8
Nov-21	30.3	31.8	-2	34.4	17.4	16	3.6	26.1	21.1	19.4
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year
Nov-19	-6.2	-1.3	2.3	3.3	-6	-4.7	-5	-0.5	-2.9	-3.1
Nov-20	3.2	-3.8	23.9	40.6	49	48.1	16.9	13.9	12.9	12.8
Nov-21	49.2	84.7	47.6	56.7	62.7	31	48.9	28.4	58.5	58.5

Public sector

Job vacancies, public sector, states and territories, original
	Feb-20 ('000)	May-20 ('000)	Aug-20 ('000)	Nov-20 ('000)	Feb-21 ('000)	May-21 ('000)	Aug-21 ('000)	Nov-21 ('000)
NSW	7.9	6.3	7.2	8.2	8.1	10.1	9.9	9.8
Vic	6	4.4	5.1	5.6	6.2	6.7	7.3	8.5
Qld	3.5	2.3	2.9	3.9	4.4	4.4	4.4	5.4
SA	1.7	1.6	1.8	2.2	2	2.6	2.4	2.9
WA	2.2	1.4	2	2.4	3.2	2.9	3.5	3.9
Tas	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.6	0.9	1.1
NT	0.8	0.5	0.6	0.8	1	0.9	1.1	1
ACT	1.7	1	1.9	1.9	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.2

Job vacancies, public sector, states and territories, original

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Change in job vacancies, Public sector
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally adjusted)
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Change from previous quarter
Aug-20	14	16.1	26.4	14.3	43.8	99.1	37.8	83.5	24.6	23
Nov-20	13.9	8.5	34.7	21.2	17.9	36.3	16.7	-1.2	15.7	15.2
Feb-21	-2.1	10.7	12.1	-11.5	33.4	-31.7	33.4	12.5	6.5	8.9
May-21	25.4	7.8	0.8	31.3	-7.6	11.9	-10.1	-1.9	10.4	10
Aug-21	-1.8	9.4	-1.5	-6	20.3	48.9	21	-10.2	3.6	2.3
Nov-21	-1.2	16.1	23.7	16.5	9.5	24.4	-8.3	16.9	10.4	9.7
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year
Nov-19	22.3	-12.7	19.8	23.7	25.5	31.3	-27.4	43	13	13.1
Nov-20	2.6	6.5	7.8	18.4	7	16.3	53.3	-22.4	4.7	4.6
Nov-21	19.1	51.6	37.7	27.2	62.4	41.8	33.1	15.8	34.5	34.5

Industry

Job vacancies ('000), industry
	Aug-20	Nov-20	Feb-21	May-21	Aug-21	Nov-21
Mining	5.6	6.3	7.5	8.3	8.4	9.7
Manufacturing	13.5	15.3	16.6	20.7	23.2	29.5
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	1.9	2.2	2.7	3	3	3.5
Construction	15.9	17.9	26.7	29.9	23.2	30
Wholesale trade	9.9	13.4	14	17.8	14.4	16.7
Retail trade	18.5	25.7	24.9	34.3	33.6	36
Accommodation and food services	13.5	22.4	27.6	38.2	27.6	45.8
Transport, postal and warehousing	5.5	6.6	9.3	10.6	11.5	13.3
Information media and telecommunications	2.4	2.7	3.8	3.7	3.5	4.7
Financial and insurance services	12.3	12.8	14.7	17.9	15.8	17
Rental, hiring and real estate services	*3.6	4.4	4.6	7.8	5.8	8.5
Professional, scientific and technical services	23.5	27	31.2	31.9	31.7	37.1
Administrative and support services	24.2	26.8	28.6	35.2	36.8	39.9
Public administration and safety	13.4	16.7	15	17.2	17.5	18.9
Education and training	6.4	6.7	8.5	10.5	9.8	10.2
Health care and social assistance	28.4	37.7	39.1	47.7	51.2	60.2
Arts and recreation services	1.2	4	2.6	5.4	3.9	7.4
Other services	8.3	10.6	13.6	15.4	16	16.1

All figures are original
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

Job vacancies, change from February 2020 by industry, original
Industry	Change (%)
Arts and recreation services	270.6
Accommodation and food services	210.6
Rental, hiring and real estate services	165.3
Manufacturing	141.2
Health care and social assistance	102.3
Retail trade	90.5
Construction	80.5
Transport, postal and warehousing	76.9
Other services	70.8
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	64.6
Mining	48.5
Public administration and safety	42.7
Financial and insurance services	42.4
Professional, scientific and technical services	41
Information media and telecommunications	39.1
Wholesale trade	32.3
Education and training	32
Administrative and support services	28.2

Job vacancies, change from February 2020 by industry, original

["Industry","Change (%)"]

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Data Downloads

Changes to Excel file format on the ABS website

In line with updating to more recent technology formats, the ABS will progressively transition to releasing Excel files in the .XLSX format. This means that timeseries spreadsheets in the suite of labour statistics releases will be progressively upgraded from .XLS files to .XLSX files.

While this change will improve usability, it may also require changes to automated macros or similar programs that users may have in place that call on the current file extension format.

For Job Vacancies, this change will take effect from the release of November data on 12 January 2022. Previously released data will not change.

Changes will be reflected in other labour statistics from the following dates:

Labour Force, released on 16 December 2021
Employee Earnings and Hours, to be released on 19 January 2022
Average Weekly Earnings, to be released on 24 February 2022
Labour Account, to be released on 9 March 2022
Industrial Disputes, to be released on 10 March 2022

Some labour statistics, such as Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages in Australia, already publish Excel data in .XLSX format. No changes will be required for those releases.

Trend estimates suspension

Trend estimates have been suspended from May 2020 for all job vacancies series due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour market.

Time series spreadsheets

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Table 1. Job vacancies, state and territories ('000)
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Table 2. Job vacancies, private sector, state and territories ('000)
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Table 3. Job vacancies, public sector, state and territories ('000)
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Table 4. Job vacancies, industry, Australia ('000) - original
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Methodology

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Key statistics

Survey impacts

Continuing use of forward factors for seasonal adjustment

Suspension of trend estimates

Survey response remains high in November

Other measures of labour demand

Job vacancies over time

Businesses reporting vacancies

States and territories

Private sector

Public sector

Industry

Data Downloads

Changes to Excel file format on the ABS website

Trend estimates suspension

Time series spreadsheets

Table 1. Job vacancies, state and territories ('000)

Table 2. Job vacancies, private sector, state and territories ('000)

Table 3. Job vacancies, public sector, state and territories ('000)

Table 4. Job vacancies, industry, Australia ('000) - original

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Key statistics

Survey impacts

Continuing use of forward factors for seasonal adjustment

Suspension of trend estimates

Survey response remains high in November

Other measures of labour demand

Job vacancies over time

Businesses reporting vacancies

States and territories

Private sector

Public sector

Industry

Data Downloads

Changes to Excel file format on the ABS website

Trend estimates suspension

Time series spreadsheets

Table 1. Job vacancies, state and territories ('000)

Table 2. Job vacancies, private sector, state and territories ('000)

Table 3. Job vacancies, public sector, state and territories ('000)

Table 4. Job vacancies, industry, Australia ('000) - original

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