Recruitment Trends and Employers Needs Profiles

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    The Recruitment Trends and Employers Needs Profiles provide an update on recruitment activity at the state and territory level, and for all 51 Employment Regions.

    Profiles include:

    • trends in the Internet Vacancy Index
    • top 10 advertised jobs
    • job ads by skill level breakdown
    • data from the Recruitment Experiences and Outlook Survey:
      • proportion of employers recruiting
      • difficulty in recruiting
      • reasons for recruitment (new positions or to replace staff)
      • staffing outlook
      • methods employers used to advertise their positions.

    Profiles also incorporate data from other sources:

    Note: Due to insufficient sample size, updated April 2025 profiles for the Broome and Esperance Employment Regions have not been provided.

    Latest release date: April 2025

    Next release date: October 2025

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    Recruitment snapshot New South Wales.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot New South Wales_0.pdf231085

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    Recruitment snapshot Central West.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Central West.pdf232425

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    Recruitment snapshot Far West Orana.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Far West Orana.pdf231718

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    Recruitment snapshot Hunter.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Hunter.pdf232687

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    Recruitment snapshot Illawarra South Coast.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Illawarra South Coast.pdf233566

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    Recruitment snapshot Mid North Coast.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Mid North Coast.pdf233148

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    Recruitment snapshot Murray Riverina.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Murray Riverina.pdf234791

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    Recruitment snapshot New England and North West.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot New England and North West.pdf231607

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    Recruitment snapshot North Coast.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot North Coast.pdf232365

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    Recruitment snapshot Sydney East Metro.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Sydney East Metro.pdf233131

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    Recruitment snapshot Sydney Greater West.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Sydney Greater West.pdf232036

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    Recruitment snapshot Sydney North and West.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Sydney North and West.pdf231197

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    Recruitment snapshot Sydney South West.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Sydney South West.pdf233121

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    Combined - Recruitment snapshot New South Wales.pdf

    Combined - Recruitment snapshot New South Wales.pdf1831222

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    Recruitment snapshot Victoria.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Victoria.pdf230677

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    Recruitment snapshot Ballarat.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Ballarat.pdf231069

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    Recruitment snapshot Barwon.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Barwon.pdf232057

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    Recruitment snapshot Bendigo.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Bendigo.pdf233371

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    Recruitment snapshot Gippsland.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Gippsland.pdf233115

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    Recruitment snapshot Goulburn Murray.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Goulburn Murray.pdf233607

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    Recruitment snapshot Inner Metropolitan Melbourne.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Inner Metropolitan Melbourne.pdf233352

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    Recruitment snapshot North Eastern Melbourne.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot North Eastern Melbourne.pdf234553

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    Recruitment snapshot North Western Melbourne.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot North Western Melbourne.pdf235420

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    Recruitment snapshot South Coast of Victoria.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot South Coast of Victoria.pdf235264

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    Recruitment snapshot South Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot South Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula.pdf234723

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    Recruitment snapshot Western Melbourne.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Western Melbourne.pdf234071

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    Recruitment snapshot Wimmera Mallee.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Wimmera Mallee.pdf232213

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    Combined - Recruitment snapshot Victoria.pdf

    Combined - Recruitment snapshot Victoria.pdf1938018

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    Recruitment snapshot Queensland.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Queensland.pdf229804

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    Recruitment snapshot Brisbane South East.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Brisbane South East.pdf233546

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    Recruitment snapshot Cairns.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Cairns.pdf231511

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    Recruitment snapshot Darling Downs.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Darling Downs.pdf234090

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    Recruitment snapshot Fitzroy.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Fitzroy.pdf234579

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    Recruitment snapshot Gold Coast.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Gold Coast.pdf233607

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    Recruitment snapshot Mackay.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Mackay.pdf232871

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    Recruitment snapshot Somerset.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Somerset.pdf229602

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    Recruitment snapshot Townsville.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Townsville.pdf233449

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    Recruitment snapshot Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast.pdf234351

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    Recruitment snapshot Wivenhoe.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Wivenhoe.pdf230299

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    Combined - Recruitment snapshot Queensland.pdf

    Combined - Recruitment snapshot Queensland.pdf1697022

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    Recruitment snapshot South Australia.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot South Australia.pdf229438

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    Recruitment snapshot Adelaide North.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Adelaide North.pdf232234

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    Recruitment snapshot Adelaide South.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Adelaide South.pdf231580

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    Recruitment snapshot Mid North SA.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Mid North SA.pdf231688

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    Recruitment snapshot Murray and South East.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Murray and South East.pdf231177

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    Recruitment snapshot North West Country SA.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot North West Country SA.pdf233433

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    Combined - Recruitment snapshot South Australia.pdf

    Combined - Recruitment snapshot South Australia.pdf1012413

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    Recruitment snapshot Western Australia.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Western Australia.pdf225945

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    Recruitment snapshot Broome.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Broome.pdf232743

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    Recruitment snapshot Esperance.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Esperance.pdf231932

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    Recruitment snapshot Geraldton.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Geraldton.pdf233108

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    Recruitment snapshot Great Southern Wheatbelt.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Great Southern Wheatbelt.pdf233446

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    Recruitment snapshot Kalgoorlie.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Kalgoorlie.pdf232625

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    Recruitment snapshot Perth North.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Perth North.pdf233791

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    Recruitment snapshot Perth South.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Perth South.pdf233220

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    Recruitment snapshot South West WA.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot South West WA.pdf232783

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    Combined - Recruitment snapshot Western Australia.pdf

    Combined - Recruitment snapshot Western Australia.pdf1378179

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    Recruitment snapshot Tasmania.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Tasmania.pdf227100

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    Recruitment snapshot Hobart and Southern Tasmania.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Hobart and Southern Tasmania.pdf231070

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    Recruitment snapshot North and North Western Tasmania.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot North and North Western Tasmania.pdf233180

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    Combined - Recruitment snapshot Tasmania.pdf

    Combined - Recruitment snapshot Tasmania.pdf505302

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    Recruitment snapshot Northern Territory .pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Northern Territory .pdf226847

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    Recruitment snapshot Darwin.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Darwin.pdf232542

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    Combined - Recruitment snapshot Northern Territory.pdf

    Combined - Recruitment snapshot Northern Territory.pdf368353

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    Recruitment snapshot Australian Capital Territory.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Australian Capital Territory.pdf232738

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    Recruitment snapshot Capital Region.pdf

    Recruitment snapshot Capital Region.pdf184535

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    Combined - Recruitment snapshot Australian Capital Territory.pdf

    Combined - Recruitment snapshot Australian Capital Territory.pdf376088

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    About the data

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

    Employment Region Maps

    Employment Region Maps.pdf1006565

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    Quick reference guide.pdf

    Quick reference guide.pdf204235

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    Data sources used.pdf

    Data sources used.pdf139109

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    Data sources and quality.pdf

    Data sources and quality.pdf499078

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    Contact details

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