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Shortage pressures ease for several professional occupations

Business and Finance, Engineering and Health see a recruitment ease. Read more.

Occupation Shortage Report - September 2025

2026 Occupation Shortage List Stakeholder Survey

2026 Occupation Shortage List Stakeholder Survey now open. Learn more and have your say.

Australia’s job market surges in care, accounting and utility services

Unpacking the trends behind Australia’s shifting workforce with JSA's Occupation and Industry Profiles.

Job ads up 3.2% nationally in December 2025

Australia’s job market recorded a 3.2% increase in online job ads last month (seasonally adjusted). Job ads were down 0.8% over the past year.

REOS Spotlight: Hiring activity increases, as recruitment difficulty continues to ease

Employer recruitment activity increased over the year to the December quarter 2025, with new findings showing improvements to hiring conditions across the labour market.

Australian Labour Market for Migrants - January 2026

Australian economy and labour market remains resilient

The Australian economy and labour market remains resilient, although there are signs of further softening in labour market conditions. Read more in the latest Australian Labour Market for Migrants Report.

Webinar: National Skills Taxonomy discussion paper launch

Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) hosted a webinar to mark the release of our discussion paper ‘Building a system that puts people and skills first’ – a significant milestone in the development of the National Skills Taxonomy (NST).

Connecting for impact - The Jobs and Skills Report 2025

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.