The December 2022 Preliminary Vacancy Report shows that in seasonally adjusted terms, online job advertisements were fairly stable, with only a small decrease of 0.3% (or 820 job advertisements) in the month to stand at 272,500.
Recruitment activity decreased across five states. The largest fall was recorded in Victoria (down by 3.1% or 2,200 job advertisements), followed by Tasmania (down 1.9% or 70 job advertisements) and New South Wales (down by 1.0% or 870 job advertisements).
Recruitment activity increased marginally in the Northern Territory (up by 1.1% or 30 job advertisements) and the Australian Capital Territory (up by 0.1% or 10 job advertisements), while Western Australia remained unchanged.
Despite small decreases nationally over the past two consecutive months, job advertisements over the last twelve months have increased by 6.3% (or 16,200 job advertisements), with all states and territories recording an increase. The strongest increase over the year was recorded in Queensland (up by 13.7% or 6,900 job advertisements) and the Australian Capital Territory (up by 11.9% or 830 job advertisements).
The detailed release of the Internet Vacancy Index (IVI), including occupational, regional and skill level data, will be available on Wednesday 25 January 2023.
Date
January 13, 2023
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