Skip to main content
Australian Government Crest, and Jobs and Skills Australia logo

Main navigation

  • News
  • Topics
  • Data

    Data

    Discover our high-quality data sets, dashboards, and tools, to help better understand Australia’s skills and labour shortages.

    View data
    • Data
      • Employment Projections
      • Internet Vacancy Index
      • Labour Force Trending
      • Recruitment Experiences and Outlook Survey
      • Regional Labour Market Indicator
    • Tools
      • Occupation and Industry Profiles
      • Occupation Shortage List
      • VET Qualification Similarity Analysis
    • Dashboards
      • Jobs and Skills Atlas
      • Employment Region Dashboards and Profiles
      • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation
      • VET National Data Asset Dashboard
  • Research

    Research

    Learn about the findings of our work, including studies, insights, and publications.

    View research
    • Studies
    • Publications
    • Insights
  • Engage

    Engage

    Learn about Jobs and Skills Australia, get involved with our work, or engage with us via our Connect with us hub.

    Engage with us
    • About us
    • Consultations
    • Connect with us

Search

  1. Home

Insights

Discover the latest insights into Australia's workforce, skills and training needs.

Woman standing in front of neon lights
Topics
OpEd Trevor Oct 2025
Opinion piece
October 30, 2025

Building the Evidence Base for Foundation Skills in Australia

Deputy Commissioner, Trevor Gauld talks about foundation skills as the bedrock of workforce participation, lifelong learning and social inclusion.

OpEd Megan Oct 2025
Opinion piece
October 30, 2025

Stop Calling Them ‘Soft Skills’. Australia’s Economy Can’t Afford That Mistake

Deputy Commissioner, Megan Lilly talks about changing the narrative of “soft skills.”

IWD Tile
Opinion piece
March 7, 2025

JSA in step with 2025 International Women’s Day

Embedding gendered and intersectional analysis across our labour market and skills insights - one way JSA is taking the lead.

Woman reading a piece of paper
Insight
July 9, 2024

How employers recruit

Findings from the Recruitment Experiences and Outlook Survey (REOS).

Was this page helpful?
Australian Government Crest, and Jobs and Skills Australia logo

Social media

  • LinkedIn

Explore our work

  • Data
  • News
  • Publications
  • Research
  • Topics

About us

  • About us
  • Our Commissioner
  • Work with us
  • Connect with us
  • Ministerial Advisory Board
  • Site map

Useful links

  • DEWR
  • Jobs and Skills Councils
  • NCVER
  • National Careers Institute
  • National Skills Commission Archive

Access

  • Accessing our information
  • Privacy
  • Copyright and disclaimer
  • Website use and accessibility
  • Artificial Intelligence Transparency Statement
Jobs and Skills Australia acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.