Publications

Labour Market Update - September 2024

The Labour Market Update is a quarterly report that provides information about issues affecting the Australian labour market. The September 2024 update highlights: The labour market has remained resilient, supported by strong working age population growth. Some labour market indicators point to a further softening in labour market conditions. Professional occupations recorded the highest recruitment difficulty rate. Recruitment difficulty significantly decreased in all states and territories, except Tasmania. For more insights, download the full update.

December 3, 2024

Labour Market

2024 Core Skills Occupations List - Key Findings Report

The Migration Strategy establishes a formal role for Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) in defining Australia’s skills needs using labour market evidence, including from tripartite mechanisms. This report gives effect to the direction in the Migration Strategy that JSA will provide advice on a new Core Skills Occupations List (CSOL) for the Core Skills Stream of the new Skills in Demand (SID) visa.

December 3, 2024

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International Labour Market Update - November 2024

The International Labour Market Update provides key labour market data and information on skill shortages for Australia and selected overseas countries and country groups. This edition of the publication refers to recent research report findings, including: United Nations has reported that global economic growth remained stable in 2024 due to high levels of employment and a rise in real wages in several emerging and advanced economies. International Monetary Fund expects wage growth will be moderate in 2025 for advanced economies if there are no disruptions to labour supply. Labour market data for Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States, indicated that lndigenous populations performed worse in the labour market compared to total populations.

November 29, 2024

Labour Market

Occupation Shortage Report – September 2024

The Occupation Shortage Report offers analysis on occupations experiencing shortage pressures. Highlights from the September report: The national fill rate increased 2.0 percentage points to 68.1%. Fill rates in metropolitan areas (69.7%) remain well above that of regional areas (62.9%). Fill rate for Skill Level 3 occupations remained very low at 53.9%. Occupations with the highest suitability gaps include very high skilled occupations related to finance, science roles, design, engineering and ICT. Larger businesses tend to be more selective, leading to higher suitability gaps, while smaller businesses attract fewer applicants on average, may have more flexible requirements, resulting in smaller suitability gaps. For more insights, download the full report. See the Occupation Shortage Analysis page for more information about our ongoing work, including methodology and other downloads.

November 28, 2024

Occupations Skills

2024-25 Work Plan

The Jobs and Skills Australia Work Plan focusses on priorities to support JSA’s delivery of high-quality advice to underpin Australia’s response to current, emerging and future workforce, skills and training needs. Each annual work plan sets out the key outcomes and priorities for the financial year. Key focuses this year include tackling skills shortages, forecasting labour market trends, and consideration of workforce participation and employment pathways for priority groups. Strategic outcomes Our 2024-25 work agenda is guided by JSA’s five strategic Commissioner’s outcomes: Fostering inclusive participation. Understanding today’s workforce. Shaping Australia’s future workforce. Optimising pathways and system architecture. Activating an informed dialogue. The work plan has been developed in consultation with our Ministerial Advisory Board, Jobs and Skills Councils, state and territory governments, Commonwealth government agencies and a wide range of other stakeholders (including a public submission process).  For more insights, download the plan. 

November 20, 2024

Jobs and Skills Report 2024

Better Together - The Jobs and Skills Report 2024 Jobs and Skills Australia’s establishing legislation requires us to prepare and provide this jobs and skills report to government on Australia’s current, emerging and future skills and training needs and priorities. The Better Together – The Jobs and Skills Report 2024 outlines evidence and analysis across 5 strategic pillars that guide our work and help us collaborate effectively to achieve a more prosperous future: Fostering inclusive participation. Understanding today’s workforce. Shaping Australia’s future workforce. Optimising pathways and system architecture. Activating an informed dialogue. For more information, download the fact sheets and the full report below.

November 18, 2024

Strong and Responsive VET Pathways

This latest report from the VET National Data Asset (VNDA) provides statistical insights on domestic, non-school students, who completed a nationally recognised VET qualification in the 2019-20 financial year. The report explores the economic, employment and further study outcomes of priority cohorts (female graduates, First Nations graduates, graduates with disability), and a range of different student types, including age group, location and prior employment status of graduates. VNDA For more information on VNDA, please visit the VNDA website. For a web-based version of the report and access to the data tables, technical report and dashboard, please visit the 2019-20 outcomes.

November 13, 2024

Training

Australian Labour Market for Migrants - October 2024

The Australian Labour Market for Migrants report provides information on Australian labour market conditions. It is intended to inform people interested in working in Australia on a temporary or permanent basis, and to organisations providing services to migrants and visa applicants. In this release, read about: the ongoing strength of the Australian labour market despite a gradual easing of some economic indicators labour force participation and unemployment rates of migrants by period of residence, and for broad country of birth groups the relationship between English language proficiency and labour market outcomes for skilled migrants.

October 31, 2024

Migration Labour Market

Towards a Regional, Rural and Remote Jobs and Skills Roadmap Interim Report Oct 2024

Regional, rural and remote Australia – a jobs and skills roadmap

The Regional, Rural and Remote Jobs and Skills Roadmap interim report focuses on the unique experiences and perspectives of Australians who live and work outside major metropolitan areas. The interim report is a first step toward recognising and supporting regional Australia and the regional skills system for the future. It looks at the trends shaping the Australian labour market from a workforce and skills-needs perspective in regional, rural and remote Australia. Considerations include: ageing populations and the rising demand for care and support services an increased use of digital and advanced technologies the net zero transformation roll out across the broader economy high unemployment, limited job opportunities, lower education levels and difficulties attracting suitable workers gender segregation decreased remote education opportunities. For further insights, read the full report.

October 15, 2024

Regional

Labour Market Update - June 2024

The Labour Market Update is a quarterly report that provides information about issues affecting the Australian labour market. The June 2024 update highlights: employment growth has remained strong, driven by population growth signs of softening in Australia’s labour market persistent low fill rates for roles requiring Certificate III/IV qualifications Managers and Professionals represent the majority of 4-digit occupations with high hourly earnings and low fill rates.

September 10, 2024

Labour Market