6354.0 - Job Vacancies, Australia, Aug 2012 Quality Declaration 
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TABLES

1 Job Vacancies, States and territories
Original
Seasonally Adjusted
Trend
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Australia
Australia
Australia
JOB VACANCIES ('000)
2011
May
47.3
40.8
41.6
10.4
28.0
2.3
4.2
6.4
181.0
181.1
186.1
August
47.1
41.9
44.6
8.9
32.8
2.3
3.1
6.0
186.7
187.5
184.1
November
49.0
38.1
43.4
8.6
32.5
2.6
2.6
4.9
181.6
181.0
182.3
2012
February
52.6
40.1
36.1
10.8
31.6
1.9
3.2
5.8
182.2
182.0
179.4
May
45.2
32.9
43.1
10.4
31.3
*2.0
2.3
4.7
172.1
172.1
176.9
August
48.2
36.6
34.8
11.1
37.6
2.5
3.2
4.7
178.7
179.3
176.2
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2011
May
-4.0
-14.6
8.6
-3.4
-11.0
-1.0
10.3
4.0
-4.7
-4.5
-1.8
August
-0.4
2.8
7.2
-14.6
17.1
0.6
-25.7
-6.2
3.2
3.6
-1.1
November
4.0
-9.1
-2.5
-2.7
-1.1
11.7
-17.3
-19.6
-2.7
-3.5
-1.0
2012
February
7.5
5.2
-16.8
25.0
-2.6
-23.7
24.8
19.0
0.3
0.6
-1.6
May
-14.1
-17.8
19.3
-3.0
-0.9
5.1
-28.5
-19.3
-5.6
-5.4
-1.4
August
6.7
11.2
-19.3
6.2
20.0
20.1
36.5
1.0
3.8
4.2
-0.4
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2011
August
-11.0
4.2
33.3
-33.4
15.7
-13.7
-27.6
-2.7
2.9
3.0
1.2
2012
August
2.3
-12.6
-21.9
25.2
14.6
7.6
0.7
-22.0
-4.3
-4.4
-4.3
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

2 Job Vacancies, Private sector - States and territories
Original
Seasonally Adjusted
Trend
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Australia
Australia
Australia
JOB VACANCIES ('000)
2011
May
43.8
37.3
37.3
9.4
26.0
1.9
3.1
4.6
163.3
163.3
168.4
August
44.0
39.2
39.9
8.0
30.5
2.0
2.3
4.2
170.0
170.0
166.5
November
45.6
34.9
37.5
7.8
30.6
2.3
1.7
3.3
163.7
163.7
165.0
2012
February
49.5
37.0
31.0
9.9
29.6
*1.6
2.4
*4.3
165.3
165.3
162.9
May
41.9
29.7
39.2
9.5
29.4
*1.8
1.5
3.6
156.7
156.7
161.6
August
44.3
34.1
32.9
10.1
35.9
*2.2
2.7
3.8
165.9
165.9
162.2
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2011
May
-3.0
-15.4
8.8
-3.1
-13.2
8.8
17.5
0.9
-5.1
-5.1
-1.9
August
0.4
5.0
7.0
-14.8
17.5
1.8
-27.3
-8.2
4.1
4.1
-1.2
November
3.7
-10.9
-6.1
-2.2
0.2
17.3
-23.2
-22.6
-3.7
-3.7
-0.9
2012
February
8.6
5.9
-17.4
27.0
-3.1
-28.4
40.0
31.0
1.0
1.0
-1.2
May
-15.3
-19.6
26.5
-3.8
-0.6
10.1
-39.7
-16.4
-5.2
-5.2
-0.8
August
5.6
14.8
-16.1
5.5
21.8
19.6
81.7
7.0
5.9
5.9
0.4
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2011
August
-10.4
5.6
38.7
-35.4
15.1
-2.5
-26.6
-14.6
3.8
3.8
1.1
2012
August
0.7
-12.9
-17.6
26.0
17.6
10.5
17.8
-9.3
-2.4
-2.4
-2.5
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

3 Job Vacancies, Public sector - States and territories
Original
Seasonally Adjusted
Trend
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Australia
Australia
Australia
JOB VACANCIES ('000)
2011
May
3.5
3.4
4.3
1.0
2.1
0.3
1.1
1.9
17.7
17.7
17.7
August
3.1
2.7
4.6
0.9
2.3
0.3
0.9
1.8
16.8
17.5
17.6
November
3.4
3.2
6.0
0.8
1.9
0.3
0.9
1.6
18.0
17.3
17.3
2012
February
3.1
3.1
5.2
0.9
2.0
0.3
0.8
1.5
16.9
16.7
16.5
May
3.2
3.2
3.9
0.9
1.9
0.2
0.9
1.1
15.4
15.5
15.3
August
3.9
2.5
1.9
1.0
1.8
0.3
0.5
0.9
12.8
13.5
13.9
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2011
May
-14.9
-5.1
6.2
-5.7
29.2
-34.0
-5.4
12.4
-1.0
0.4
-1.4
August
-10.1
-21.2
8.4
-13.6
11.9
-6.3
-21.3
-1.2
-5.1
-1.1
-0.4
November
7.9
16.8
28.6
-7.7
-18.5
-22.2
-2.1
-12.7
7.2
-1.3
-1.6
2012
February
-7.5
-2.3
-13.2
5.8
4.5
19.8
-5.5
-5.3
-5.9
-3.7
-4.8
May
3.4
3.7
-23.8
6.1
-4.2
-21.9
4.7
-27.5
-8.8
-7.1
-7.3
August
20.2
-22.4
-51.5
13.3
-7.8
24.0
-40.7
-18.4
-17.0
-12.9
-9.0
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2011
August
-18.5
-12.1
-0.3
-7.7
23.3
-49.1
-29.9
42.9
-5.0
-4.0
2.3
2012
August
24.1
-8.2
-58.8
17.4
-24.8
-9.7
-42.6
-51.0
-23.6
-23.1
-20.9

4 Job Vacancies, Industry - Original
2011
2012
May
August
November
February
May
August
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
Mining
9.5
9.9
10.3
9.9
9.6
8.0
Manufacturing
10.7
10.4
11.0
12.1
12.2
12.4
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
1.0
1.1
1.1
0.8
0.8
*1.1
Construction
19.4
23.9
13.7
16.1
20.3
16.8
Wholesale trade
*12.8
14.6
9.8
10.8
11.2
12.0
Retail trade
11.0
13.0
16.9
14.2
14.0
18.1
Accommodation and food services
11.9
10.3
18.8
15.4
12.7
*13.6
Transport, postal and warehousing
*5.5
*6.9
*11.2
*9.1
*6.2
*6.9
Information media and telecommunications
2.7
2.6
*2.5
1.8
2.1
2.1
Financial and insurance services
8.6
8.4
7.4
9.4
8.5
7.7
Rental, hiring and real estate services
*3.2
*2.7
*3.2
*2.4
2.9
3.9
Professional, scientific and technical services
25.0
21.8
22.8
22.1
20.2
18.4
Administrative and support services
24.0
25.1
19.5
21.8
18.4
26.7
Public administration and safety
10.3
9.6
8.8
9.6
7.5
6.5
Education and training
3.0
4.0
4.6
3.1
*4.5
3.3
Health care and social assistance
16.6
15.3
13.2
13.8
13.3
14.2
Arts and recreation services
1.5
1.7
1.4
1.7
0.9
1.6
Other services
*4.5
*5.3
*5.4
*8.0
*6.7
*5.5
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution