6354.0 - Job Vacancies, Australia, Aug 2004  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/09/2004   
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KEY FIGURES


Aug
May 2004
Aug 2003
2004
to Aug 2004
to Aug 2004
'000
% change
% change
Trend estimates
Private sector
110.6
3.5
23.0
Public sector
13.7
3.8
-1.2
Private and public sectors
124.3
3.6
19.9

Graph: Job Vacancies, Trend



KEY POINTS

TREND ESTIMATES

  • Total job vacancies in August 2004 were 124,300, an increase of 3.6% from May 2004.
  • The number of job vacancies in the private sector was 110,600 in August 2004, an increase of 3.5% from May 2004.
  • The number of job vacancies in the public sector was 13,700 in August 2004, an increase of 3.8% from May 2004.

NOTES

SAMPLING ERROR

For information on sampling error see the Technical Note. Standard errors for original estimates contained in this publication are in tables 5 and 6.

ABBREVIATIONS

ABN
Australian Business Number

ABS
Australian Bureau of Statistics

ANZSIC
Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification

ATO
Australian Taxation Office

GE
group employer

JVS
Job Vacancies Survey

PAYGW
pay-as-you-go withholding

TAU
type of activity unit

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Kerry Foley on Perth (08) 9360 5373.