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News and updates

November 14, 2025

Cities lead the way as regional areas work toward growth

Two-thirds of metropolitan regions were rated ‘strong’ or ‘above average’ in the latest RLMI results.

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November 12, 2025

Job ads nudge up, but longer-term trend still down in October 2025

Job ads decreased over the year, and vacancy numbers continue at relatively high levels historically. Read more.

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November 7, 2025

New report shines light on graduate outcomes and careers

Higher education boosts graduate careers and earnings. The Higher Education Outcomes – Exploring Administrative Data Report out now.

Media release

November 4, 2025

VET qualifications result in $14,100 more in median income

Vocational education and training qualification are growing with 88% graduates moving to employment post-qualification.

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November 4, 2025

Connecting for Impact: Jobs and Skills Report 2025

Aligning productivity, participation and skills. Jobs and Skills 2025 report available now.

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October 31, 2025

Cyber security skills in demand as labour market evolves

Expected growth for Database and Systems Administrators and ICT Security Specialists to 2029. Read the ALMM report for more.

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.

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October 30, 2025

Jobs and Skills Australia launches new discussion paper to advance National Skills Taxonomy

Consultation open: Building a system that puts people and skills first

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.”

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October 29, 2025

Coordinated action to tackle gender economic inequality

Paper 3 - Speeding up progress towards gender economic equality

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October 23, 2025

REOS Spotlight: Hiring activity steady as recruitment conditions continue to ease

50% of employers recruited staff during the September quarter, up 6 percentage points over the year. Read more.

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October 17, 2025

Job ads up 2.3% nationally in September 2025

A growing demand for Audiologists and Speech Pathologists/Therapists. Read more.

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October 15, 2025

Shortages ease but gaps persist in 2025 Occupation Shortage List

Evidence-based data for targeted solutions to shortages in Australia’s workforce, in the 2025 OSL.

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October 9, 2025

Energy and Professional Sectors Lead Australia’s Job Growth

Discover employment changes across industries and occupations. Track trends over the past year, five years and even decade.

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October 2, 2025

Australia’s largest occupations and industries revealed

Occupation and Industry Profiles. Bringing labour market data to life.