Online job ads decreased last month, down by 3.7% or 8,300 in seasonally adjusted terms.
Though job ads remain about 25% higher than in 2019, yet another notable monthly decline in online job ads was recorded in July.
Online job ads were down in most states and territories, major occupation and in all skill level groups with Victoria recording the biggest drop, followed by the Australian Capital Territory. Among major occupation and skill level groups, Sales Workers and Skill Level 1 occupations recording the strongest declines.
Online job ads decreased at a similar rate across capital cities (down by 18.6%) and regional Australia (18.7%) over the year.
Monthly spotlight – Package Deal: The persistent demand for Delivery Drivers, new protections for vulnerable workers and the potential benefit of autonomous technologies
Delivery Drivers are an increasingly important link in Australia’s economic chain. The dramatic increase in employment in this occupation over the last decade speaks to the lasting reliance on residential deliveries, surging e-commerce, increasing delivery quality demands and other shifts such as the transformation of work. The continuing elevated demand for Delivery Drivers alongside the robust employment growth in this occupation implies considerable success facilitated by society’s digital transformation.
The new protections for vulnerable workers in this occupation coming into effect and forthcoming automation technologies suggests this growth will sustain. New solutions to structural challenges for the provision of services to Australia’s dispersed population are on the horizon, meaning the success of these changes appear set to be enjoyed more widely.
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