MAY KEY FIGURES
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May 2006 | Feb 2006 to May 2006 | May 2005 to May 2006 |
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Trend estimates | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Private sector | 134.8 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Public sector | 16.8 | 4.7 | 9.0 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Private and public sectors | 151.6 | 5.1 | 6.7 |
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Job Vacancies, Trend
![Graph: Job Vacancies, Trend](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/fcc94be01afd3e24ca2571f60017a77a/Body/0.E94!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
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MAY KEY POINTS
TREND ESTIMATES
- Total job vacancies in May 2006 were 151,600, an increase of 5.1% from February 2006.
- The number of job vacancies in the private sector was 134,800 in May 2006, an increase of 5.1% from February 2006.
- The number of job vacancies in the public sector was 16,800 in May 2006, an increase of 4.7% from February 2006.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
August 2006 | 28 September 2006 |
November 2006 | 10 January 2007 |
SAMPLING ERROR
For information on sampling error, including standard errors for original estimates contained in this publication, see the Technical Note.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or David Oats on Perth (08) 9360 5357.
TABLES
1. JOB VACANCIES, States and territories |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Original | Seasonally
Adjusted | Trend | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Australia | Australia | Australia | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
VACANCIES ('000) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 48.2 | 33.0 | 35.4 | 8.8 | 15.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 149.5 | 146.6 | 143.0 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 41.2 | 31.6 | 34.9 | 7.4 | 14.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 137.8 | 141.4 | 142.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 39.1 | 32.8 | 33.4 | 8.8 | 16.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 140.3 | 137.8 | 137.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 45.4 | 30.2 | 24.1 | 8.7 | 15.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 132.6 | 134.6 | 138.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 46.6 | 31.6 | 32.3 | 8.4 | 20.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 147.3 | 144.4 | 144.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 41.7 | 32.8 | 36.8 | 10.8 | 21.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 152.0 | 155.0 | 151.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 6.2 | -3.1 | 23.1 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 26.9 | -18.3 | 13.4 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 3.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | -14.5 | -4.4 | -1.3 | -15.6 | -4.9 | -29.6 | 3.5 | -1.2 | -7.8 | -3.5 | -0.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | -5.1 | 3.9 | -4.4 | 18.4 | 16.5 | 20.1 | 16.4 | 10.7 | 1.8 | -2.5 | -3.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 16.1 | -8.1 | -27.9 | -0.1 | -6.5 | 5.1 | -22.5 | -9.9 | -5.5 | -2.3 | 0.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 2.8 | 4.6 | 34.0 | -3.4 | 30.4 | -12.3 | -8.2 | -4.8 | 11.1 | 7.3 | 4.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | -10.5 | 3.8 | 14.0 | 27.5 | 2.8 | 18.6 | 22.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 5.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2004 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 14.2 | 33.9 | 30.3 | 4.0 | 35.7 | -15.6 | 107.1 | 13.9 | 23.4 | 21.6 | 12.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2005 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | -5.7 | 3.0 | 39.1 | 22.3 | 37.8 | 8.1 | -4.1 | 55.2 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 19.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 1.3 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 45.6 | 46.1 | 31.3 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 6.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2. JOB VACANCIES, Private sector - States and territories |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Original | Seasonally
Adjusted | Trend | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Australia | Australia | Australia | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
VACANCIES ('000) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 44.6 | 29.3 | 32.8 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 134.2 | 131.0 | 127.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 37.8 | 28.4 | 32.2 | 6.7 | 13.2 | *1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 122.7 | 126.3 | 126.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 35.8 | 29.3 | 30.5 | 7.7 | 15.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | *2.2 | 124.6 | 122.2 | 122.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 41.9 | 26.9 | 21.2 | 7.8 | 14.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | *1.9 | 117.3 | 119.5 | 123.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 42.9 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 7.6 | 19.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 131.9 | 128.6 | 128.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 37.4 | 29.6 | 32.7 | 9.6 | 19.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | *2.0 | 134.5 | 137.7 | 134.8 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 6.3 | -4.6 | 25.5 | 31.3 | 22.8 | 22.1 | -33.1 | 25.7 | 10.4 | 5.6 | 3.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | -15.3 | -3.1 | -1.9 | -16.4 | -5.7 | -44.7 | 0.6 | -6.1 | -8.6 | -3.6 | -0.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | -5.3 | 2.9 | -5.3 | 15.8 | 18.3 | 47.3 | 49.1 | 9.9 | 1.6 | -3.2 | -3.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 17.0 | -8.0 | -30.6 | 1.4 | -7.4 | 12.9 | -37.2 | -11.1 | -5.9 | -2.2 | 0.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 2.6 | 6.6 | 36.1 | -3.3 | 32.9 | -17.4 | -10.4 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 7.6 | 4.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | -13.0 | 3.3 | 13.6 | 26.5 | 2.5 | 28.2 | 40.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 5.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2004 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 18.5 | 40.8 | 32.5 | 9.3 | 49.3 | -26.3 | 260.3 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 26.5 | 15.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2005 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | -5.1 | 2.8 | 41.4 | 23.7 | 39.1 | -10.7 | -23.2 | 34.5 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 19.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | -1.1 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 43.6 | 49.2 | 76.0 | 17.9 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 6.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
3. JOB VACANCIES, Public sector - States and territories |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Original | Seasonally
Adjusted | Trend | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Australia | Australia | Australia | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
VACANCIES ('000) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 4.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 16.8 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 5.6 | 11.0 | -0.7 | -44.4 | -26.5 | 47.5 | 10.5 | 2.2 | -1.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | -3.4 | -14.6 | 6.6 | -6.8 | 4.1 | 24.2 | 6.9 | 4.3 | -1.3 | -3.6 | -0.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | -3.6 | 12.0 | 6.6 | 42.9 | -2.0 | -22.8 | -20.0 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -1.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 6.9 | -8.6 | -0.1 | -11.5 | 5.2 | -18.5 | 8.0 | -8.7 | -2.3 | -3.3 | 1.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 4.8 | -11.2 | 18.6 | -4.1 | 3.2 | 9.2 | -5.5 | -11.8 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 18.4 | 8.2 | 17.1 | 36.0 | 8.1 | -12.0 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 4.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2004 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | -16.9 | -7.7 | 12.4 | -25.7 | -26.3 | 44.9 | 14.0 | -1.5 | -8.0 | -8.7 | -8.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2005 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | -11.4 | 5.8 | 17.4 | 9.9 | 25.6 | 62.3 | 32.5 | 83.5 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 17.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 27.8 | -1.7 | 47.9 | 64.9 | 15.0 | -39.6 | -17.7 | -2.3 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 9.0 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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4. JOB VACANCIES, Industry: Original |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 2005 | 2006 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Mining | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Manufacturing | 11.5 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 13.0 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Electricity, gas and water supply | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Construction | 9.7 | *9.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 | *7.2 | 9.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Wholesale trade | 9.9 | *6.6 | *6.3 | *5.0 | 11.0 | 11.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Retail trade | 24.3 | 21.1 | 25.9 | 22.6 | 21.2 | 21.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Accommodation, cafes and restaurants | 8.6 | 6.3 | *7.4 | 10.8 | *6.1 | 6.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Transport and storage | 4.5 | *4.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Communication services | *1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | *1.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Finance and insurance | 6.1 | 7.4 | *8.0 | *8.2 | 6.6 | 8.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Property and business services | 35.4 | 31.9 | 28.5 | 29.3 | 33.9 | 35.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Government administration and defence | 7.1 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Education | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Health and community services | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 14.9 | 14.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Cultural and recreational services | *3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Personal and other services | *6.9 | *4.0 | *5.6 | *5.6 | 6.9 | *5.8 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
All industries | 149.5 | 137.8 | 140.3 | 132.6 | 147.3 | 152.0 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |