MAY KEY FIGURES

		May 2008	Feb 2008 to May 2008	May 2007 to May 2008
		'000	% change	% change
Trend estimates
	Private sector	164.4	1.1	8.9
	Public sector	19.2	1.0	10.0
	Private and public sectors	183.6	1.1	9.0

Job Vacancies, Total and Private sector(a): Trend

Job Vacancies, Public sector(a): Trend

MAY KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES

• Total job vacancies in May 2008 were 183,600, an increase of 1.1% from February 2008.
• The number of job vacancies in the private sector was 164,400 in May 2008, an increase of 1.1% from February 2008.
• The number of job vacancies in the public sector was 19,200 in May 2008, an increase of 1.0% from February 2008.

NOTES


FINAL ISSUE

This is the final issue of Job Vacancies, Australia for 2008. The Survey of Job Vacancies will not be conducted during 2008-09. The survey may be reinstated in 2009-10.


SAMPLING ERROR

For information on sampling error, including standard errors for original estimates contained in this publication, see the Technical Note.


INQUIRIES

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