6354.0 - Job Vacancies, Australia, May 2005  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/06/2005   
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MAY KEY FIGURES

May 2005
Feb 2005 to May 2005
May 2004 to May 2005
'000
% change
% change
Trend estimates
Private sector
135.5
5.1
27.2
Public sector
15.5
1.0
18.2
Private and public sectors
151.0
4.6
26.3

Job Vacancies, Trend
Graph; JOB VACANCIES, Trend



MAY KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES
  • Total job vacancies in May 2005 were 151,000, an increase of 4.6% from February 2005.
  • The number of job vacancies in the private sector was 135,500 in May 2005, an increase of 5.1% from February 2005.
  • The number of job vacancies in the public sector was 15,500 in May 2005, an increase of 1.0% from February 2005.


NOTES

FUTURE ISSUES

This issue of Job Vacancies, Australia (cat. no. 6354.0) is the final release in the form of a printed publication. The publication will be replaced with a quarterly electronic publication (with the same catalogue number), available free from the ABS web site. Statistics currently contained in this publication will continue to be included in the electronic publication.


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.



INQUIRIES

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