Monthly Labour Market Dashboards

Comparison indicators have shifted to an annual change benchmark for all elements of the labour market dashboards. As such, all indicators in the dashboard (from the March 2023 release onwards) will now use annual estimates (change over the year), as opposed to pre-COVID-19 estimates (Feb/Mar-2020), as a benchmark for comparison to assess how indicators have changed over time. This change reflects the lessening impacts of COVID-19 on the labour market over the past year.

Labour Force estimates have been rebenchmarked to the 2021 Census-based ERP (estimated resident population), resulting in revisions to Labour Force estimates from July 2016 onwards. For many regions, the impact of the re-benchmarking is minor. For some regions, particularly in inner Sydney and Melbourne, the revisions to estimates are more significant. Users are encouraged to focus on the trends or directions in the data as these are largely unaffected by the re-benchmarking process.

Dashboards incorporate data from a range of sources:

• ABS Labour Force Survey
• Internet Vacancy Index (IVI)
• DSS JobSeeker Payment and Youth Allowance recipients
• Small Area Labour Markets (SALM).

Documents explain data sources used and advice on how to interpret the data.

For further information on the dashboards and/or profiles please contact RegionalWorkforceAssessment@jobsandskills.gov.au.

• ABS Labour Force Survey
• ABS Census data
• Internet Vacancy Index 
• Small Area Labour Markets
• Recruitment Experiences and Outlook Survey
• Recruitment Insights
• DSS JobSeeker Payment and Youth Allowance recipients.