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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 2026 profiles for the Broome and Esperance Employment Regions have not been provided.
Latest release date: October 2026
Next release date: April 2027
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Recruitment snapshot Illawarra South Coast.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Illawarra South Coast.pdf308251
DownloadRecruitment snapshot New England and North West.pdf
Recruitment snapshot New England and North West.pdf309313
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Sydney East Metro.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Sydney East Metro.pdf307143
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Sydney Greater West.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Sydney Greater West.pdf308459
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Sydney North and West.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Sydney North and West.pdf307781
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Sydney South West.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Sydney South West.pdf309049
DownloadCombined - Recruitment snapshot New South Wales.pdf
Combined - Recruitment snapshot New South Wales.pdf2912562
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Inner Metropolitan Melbourne.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Inner Metropolitan Melbourne.pdf308982
DownloadRecruitment snapshot North Eastern Melbourne.pdf
Recruitment snapshot North Eastern Melbourne.pdf310203
DownloadRecruitment snapshot North Western Melbourne.pdf
Recruitment snapshot North Western Melbourne.pdf310677
DownloadRecruitment snapshot South Coast of Victoria.pdf
Recruitment snapshot South Coast of Victoria.pdf309357
DownloadRecruitment snapshot South Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula.pdf
Recruitment snapshot South Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula.pdf310026
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Western Melbourne.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Western Melbourne.pdf309993
DownloadCombined - Recruitment snapshot Victoria.pdf
Combined - Recruitment snapshot Victoria.pdf2991389
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Brisbane South East.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Brisbane South East.pdf309304
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast.pdf311797
DownloadCombined - Recruitment snapshot Queensland.pdf
Combined - Recruitment snapshot Queensland.pdf2649144
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Murray and South East.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Murray and South East.pdf306938
DownloadRecruitment snapshot North West Country SA.pdf
Recruitment snapshot North West Country SA.pdf309470
DownloadCombined - Recruitment snapshot South Australia.pdf
Combined - Recruitment snapshot South Australia.pdf1409077
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Western Australia.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Western Australia.pdf302588
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Great Southern Wheatbelt.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Great Southern Wheatbelt.pdf307840
DownloadCombined - Recruitment snapshot Western Australia.pdf
Combined - Recruitment snapshot Western Australia.pdf2208981
DownloadRecruitment snapshot Hobart and Southern Tasmania.pdf
Recruitment snapshot Hobart and Southern Tasmania.pdf304432
DownloadRecruitment snapshot North and North Western Tasmania.pdf
Recruitment snapshot North and North Western Tasmania.pdf308424
DownloadCombined - Recruitment snapshot Tasmania.pdf
Combined - Recruitment snapshot Tasmania.pdf770560
DownloadContact details
For further information on the dashboards and/or profiles please contact RegionalWorkforceAssessment@jobsandskills.gov.au.