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The Recruitment Trends and Employers Needs Profiles provide an update on recruitment activity at the state and territory level, and for all 51 Employment Regions.
Profiles include:
- trends in the Internet Vacancy Index
- top 10 advertised jobs
- job ads by skill level breakdown
- data from the Recruitment Experiences and Outlook Survey:
- proportion of employers recruiting
- difficulty in recruiting
- reasons for recruitment (new positions or to replace staff)
- staffing outlook
- methods employers used to advertise their positions.
Profiles also incorporate data from other sources:
Note: Due to insufficient sample size, updated April 2026 profiles for the Broome and Esperance Employment Regions have not been provided.
Latest release date: April 2026
Next release date: October 2026
Downloads
Recruitment snapshot Illawarra South Coast.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Illawarra South Coast.pdf323563
DownloadRecruitment snapshot New England and North West.pdf
Recruitment snapshot New England and North West.pdf322208
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Sydney East Metro.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Sydney East Metro.pdf322174
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Sydney Greater West.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Sydney Greater West.pdf321891
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Sydney North and West.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Sydney North and West.pdf320418
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Sydney South West.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Sydney South West.pdf322465
DownloadCombined - Recruitment snapshot New South Wales.pdf
Combined - Recruitment snapshot New South Wales.pdf2897981
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Inner Metropolitan Melbourne.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Inner Metropolitan Melbourne.pdf322415
DownloadRecruitment snapshot North Eastern Melbourne.pdf
Recruitment snapshot North Eastern Melbourne.pdf323407
DownloadRecruitment snapshot North Western Melbourne.pdf
Recruitment snapshot North Western Melbourne.pdf324272
DownloadRecruitment snapshot South Coast of Victoria.pdf
Recruitment snapshot South Coast of Victoria.pdf324043
DownloadRecruitment snapshot South Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula.pdf
Recruitment snapshot South Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula.pdf324039
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Western Melbourne.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Western Melbourne.pdf322981
DownloadCombined - Recruitment snapshot Victoria.pdf
Combined - Recruitment snapshot Victoria.pdf2365661
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Brisbane South East.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Brisbane South East.pdf321690
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast.pdf324009
DownloadCombined - Recruitment snapshot Queensland.pdf
Combined - Recruitment snapshot Queensland.pdf2692051
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Murray and South East.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Murray and South East.pdf321052
DownloadRecruitment snapshot North West Country SA.pdf
Recruitment snapshot North West Country SA.pdf322029
DownloadCombined - Recruitment snapshot South Australia.pdf
Combined - Recruitment snapshot South Australia.pdf1470016
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Western Australia.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Western Australia.pdf317617
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Great Southern Wheatbelt.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Great Southern Wheatbelt.pdf323881
DownloadCombined - Recruitment snapshot Western Australia.pdf
Combined - Recruitment snapshot Western Australia.pdf2118068
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Hobart and Southern Tasmania.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Hobart and Southern Tasmania.pdf319647
DownloadRecruitment snapshot North and North Western Tasmania.pdf
Recruitment snapshot North and North Western Tasmania.pdf321520
DownloadCombined - Recruitment snapshot Tasmania.pdf
Combined - Recruitment snapshot Tasmania.pdf755986
DownloadAbout the data
Documents explain data sources used and advice on how to interpret the data.
Contact details
For further information on the dashboards and/or profiles please contact RegionalWorkforceAssessment@jobsandskills.gov.au.