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Job Vacancies, Australia

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Results of the quarterly Job Vacancies Survey containing estimates of job vacancies classified by industry, sector and state/territory.

Reference period

May 2021

Released

1/07/2021

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Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted estimates for the May 2021 quarter are as follows:

Total job vacancies were 362,500 an increase of 23.4% from February 2021.
Private sector vacancies were 331,900, an increase of 24.8% from February 2021.
Public sector vacancies were 30,600, an increase of 10.0% from February 2021.


	May 2021 ('000)	Feb 2021 to May 2021 (% change)	May 2020 to May 2021 (% change)
Private sector	331.9	24.8	203.0
Public sector	30.6	10.0	69.7
Private and public sectors	362.5	23.4	184.1

Job vacancies ('000) total & private sector - seasonally adjusted
	Total	Private
May-13	143.4	132.4
Aug-13	140.6	129.1
Nov-13	138.9	128.9
Feb-14	143.2	133.1
May-14	147.3	135.1
Aug-14	146.6	134.2
Nov-14	149.7	137.2
Feb-15	152.0	138.7
May-15	157.6	145.0
Aug-15	161.6	148.1
Nov-15	167.5	151.8
Feb-16	172.4	156.8
May-16	170.9	154.5
Aug-16	177.3	160.2
Nov-16	182.4	165.0
Feb-17	185.3	167.1
May-17	185.4	166.6
Aug-17	200.5	180.6
Nov-17	204.9	186.5
Feb-18	213.3	193.8
May-18	223.2	202.5
Aug-18	227.5	206.7
Nov-18	231.5	209.9
Feb-19	233.9	212.9
May-19	226.4	204.1
Aug-19	222.2	198.4
Nov-19	228.8	204.4
Feb-20	230.3	205.6
May-20	127.6	109.6
Aug-20	203.6	181.4
Nov-20	257.3	231.8
Feb-21	293.7	265.9
May-21	362.5	331.9

Job vacancies ('000) total & private sector - seasonally adjusted

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Survey Impacts

Seasonal adjustment and trend estimates

Survey responses remain high in May

Comparing job vacancies with other measures of labour demand

Additional COVID-19 period analysis of job vacancies

Job vacancies increased by 23.4% (68,800 vacancies) in the three months to May 2021 (seasonally adjusted). The historically high level of vacancies reflects the pace of recovery in labour demand from the fall in May 2020, as well as the increasing number of industries indicating labour shortages, particularly for lower paid jobs. There were 57.4% more vacancies in May 2021 than in February 2020, prior to the start of the pandemic.

Job vacancies ('000), Australia - seasonally adjusted
	Job vacancies
May-81	44.0
Aug-81	44.5
Nov-81	41.7
Feb-82	37.3
May-82	30.3
Aug-82	26.8
Nov-82	30.3
Feb-83	29.7
May-83	32.4
Aug-83	33.6
Nov-83	36.3
Feb-84	44.6
May-84	40.3
Aug-84	48.5
Nov-84	49.8
Feb-85	60.4
May-85	68.6
Aug-85	67.2
Nov-85	66.2
Feb-86	64.8
May-86	66.1
Aug-86	61.1
Nov-86	66.3
Feb-87	69.5
May-87	66.9
Aug-87	70.1
Nov-87	66.9
Feb-88	70.2
May-88	74.4
Aug-88	80.8
Nov-88	85.1
Feb-89	84.7
May-89	93.7
Aug-89	76.6
Nov-89	79.2
Feb-90	71.9
May-90	64.0
Aug-90	56.7
Nov-90	41.6
Feb-91	33.8
May-91	31.6
Aug-91	29.8
Nov-91	30.9
Feb-92	33.3
May-92	31.9
Aug-92	33.0
Nov-92	36.9
Feb-93	37.0
May-93	42.0
Aug-93	46.2
Nov-93	48.5
Feb-94	57.6
May-94	69.5
Aug-94	82.2
Nov-94	85.6
Feb-95	72.7
May-95	77.3
Aug-95	74.6
Nov-95	72.5
Feb-96	81.0
May-96	76.7
Aug-96	77.5
Nov-96	82.5
Feb-97	81.3
May-97	82.8
Aug-97	84.9
Nov-97	90.4
Feb-98	98.3
May-98	104.0
Aug-98	89.8
Nov-98	102.0
Feb-99	87.2
May-99	100.2
Aug-99	106.9
Nov-99	109.6
Feb-00	118.1
May-00	115.9
Aug-00	114.4
Nov-00	114.8
Feb-01	99.7
May-01	94.0
Aug-01	90.2
Nov-01	88.5
Feb-02	90.5
May-02	96.2
Aug-02	103.0
Nov-02	97.6
Feb-03	109.7
May-03	104.6
Aug-03	104.1
Nov-03	107.5
Feb-04	103.8
May-04	127.1
Aug-04	124.6
Nov-04	139.2
Feb-05	146.2
May-05	140.9
Aug-05	139.0
Nov-05	134.1
Feb-06	144.3
May-06	154.1
Aug-06	154.9
Nov-06	162.1
Feb-07	160.8
May-07	168.6
Aug-07	173.3
Nov-07	183.3
Feb-08	178.2
May-08	184.5
Aug-08
Nov-08
Feb-09
May-09
Aug-09
Nov-09	148.9
Feb-10	168.4
May-10	170.3
Aug-10	178.6
Nov-10	191.1
Feb-11	189.4
May-11	187.3
Aug-11	183.4
Nov-11	179.3
Feb-12	181.8
May-12	178.1
Aug-12	175.3
Nov-12	164.8
Feb-13	149.8
May-13	143.4
Aug-13	140.6
Nov-13	138.9
Feb-14	143.2
May-14	147.3
Aug-14	146.6
Nov-14	149.7
Feb-15	152.0
May-15	157.6
Aug-15	161.6
Nov-15	167.5
Feb-16	172.4
May-16	170.9
Aug-16	177.3
Nov-16	182.4
Feb-17	185.3
May-17	185.4
Aug-17	200.5
Nov-17	204.9
Feb-18	213.3
May-18	223.2
Aug-18	227.5
Nov-18	231.5
Feb-19	233.9
May-19	226.4
Aug-19	222.2
Nov-19	228.8
Feb-20	230.3
May-20	127.6
Aug-20	203.6
Nov-20	257.3
Feb-21	293.7
May-21	362.5

Job vacancies ('000), Australia - seasonally adjusted

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Job Vacancy Survey was suspended between August 2008 and August 2009 (inclusive)

Increases in job vacancies were recorded across Australia in May 2021 with growth in all states and territories. The chart below shows the percentage change in job vacancies since February 2020, which was greatest in Tasmania (89.9%), South Australia (82.9%) and Northern Territory (76.5%).

Job vacancies, change from Feb 2020 by state - original
State	Change (%)
New South Wales	42.2
Victoria	46.8
Queensland	75.2
South Australia	82.9
Western Australia	67.4
Tasmania	89.9
Northern Territory	76.5
Australian Capital Territory	31.7

Job vacancies, change from Feb 2020 by state - original

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The chart below shows the percentage change in job vacancies in industries since February 2020. Vacancies were higher than pre-pandemic levels in all industries, and particularly elevated in those reporting labour shortages.

Job vacancies, change from Feb 2020 by industry - original
Industry	Change (%)
Arts and recreation services	170.2
Accommodation and food services	159
Rental, hiring and real estate services	143.8
Retail trade	81.3
Construction	80
Manufacturing	69
Other services	63.6
Health care and social assistance	60.2
Financial and insurance services	50
Transport, postal and warehousing	41
Wholesale trade	40.9
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	40.1
Education and training	35.3
Public administration and safety	29.6
Mining	27.3
Professional, scientific and technical services	21.3
Administrative and support services	12.9
Information media and telecommunications	8.4

Job vacancies, change from Feb 2020 by industry - original

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While not a regular output from the survey, the number of businesses reporting at least one vacancy also shows the extent of the acute reduction in labour demand in May 2020, as well as the subsequent change . In May 2020, a much lower proportion of businesses reported at least one vacancy (6.5%). By May 2021, this had increased to 22.0% of businesses, which was double February 2020 (11.0%).

Proportion of businesses reporting vacancies - industry
	Feb-20	May-20	Feb-21	May-21
Mining	20.9%	8.3%	21.1%	11.0%
Manufacturing	8.0%	4.4%	15.3%	15.1%
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	10.2%	11.8%	13.9%	12.8%
Construction	13.6%	4.6%	22.8%	26.9%
Wholesale trade	14.6%	14.1%	15.2%	23.6%
Retail trade	13.3%	9.7%	16.4%	21.6%
Accommodation and food services	14.5%	2.3%	30.5%	30.5%
Transport, postal and warehousing	5.3%	4.1%	20.2%	22.0%
Information media and telecommunications	14.0%	7.0%	18.3%	20.0%
Financial and insurance services	4.5%	5.0%	16.9%	20.5%
Rental, hiring and real estate services	6.9%	4.1%	11.1%	16.9%
Professional, scientific and technical services	9.4%	9.2%	14.5%	16.4%
Administrative and support services	16.5%	7.8%	17.1%	23.6%
Public administration and safety	31.3%	22.6%	30.0%	42.2%
Education and training	7.5%	4.0%	8.6%	11.5%
Health care and social assistance	8.2%	6.5%	13.4%	23.3%
Arts and recreation services	3.4%	0.5%	3.1%	14.0%
Other services	10.6%	5.6%	21.1%	22.8%
All industries	11.0%	6.5%	18.1%	22.0%

Proportion of businesses reporting vacancies - states and territories
	Feb-20	May-20	Feb-21	May-21
New South Wales	12.1%	5.8%	19.6%	22.9%
Victoria	11.2%	6.0%	18.0%	22.0%
Queensland	10.4%	10.5%	17.4%	22.6%
South Australia	8.1%	2.9%	15.7%	15.6%
Western Australia	10.2%	5.5%	16.3%	21.7%
Tasmania	8.3%	4.5%	17.8%	21.8%
Northern Territory	9.2%	6.7%	21.8%	26.5%
Australian Capital Territory	9.4%	3.5%	12.1%	13.8%
Australia	11.0%	6.5%	18.1%	22.0%

States and territories

Job vacancies ('000), states and territories
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally Adjusted)
Feb-20	79.3	59.7	38.4	11.7	27.6	3.4	2.9	6.6	229.5	230.3
May-20	39.8	28.7	25.2	6.8	16.8	1.9	1.7	3.6	124.5	127.6
Aug-20	62.2	45.8	42.1	12.5	32.2	3.4	4.2	5.6	208.0	203.6
Nov-20	82.7	58.4	47.9	15.6	37.4	5.1	4.2	7.9	259.2	257.3
Feb-21	94.0	65.6	53.5	19.3	40.0	5.7	4.8	8.2	291.0	293.7
May-21	112.8	87.6	67.2	21.3	46.2	6.5	5.0	8.8	355.4	362.5

Change from previous quarter (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally Adjusted)
Feb-20	-1.1	-0.8	-2.0	2.7	7.3	-5.7	-17.8	-13.8	-0.8	0.6
May-20	-49.9	-51.9	-34.3	-41.6	-39.1	-45.7	-39.7	-46.2	-45.8	-44.6
Aug-20	56.4	59.5	67.0	83.2	91.4	84.7	146.3	57.2	67.1	59.6
Nov-20	32.9	27.6	13.7	24.6	16.2	50.4	0.1	40.4	24.6	26.4
Feb-21	13.6	12.4	11.8	24.2	6.8	10.2	13.1	3.5	12.3	14.1
May-21	20.0	33.4	25.6	10.4	15.6	14.4	5.1	7.2	22.1	23.4

Change from corresponding quarter of previous year (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally Adjusted)
May-19	3.7	-2.2	3.6	-0.9	3.7	32.7	10.5	1.7	2.2	1.5
May-20	-48.5	-52.3	-23.9	-39.1	-27.7	-43.4	-58.9	-46.9	-43.2	-43.7
May-21	183.5	205.1	166.5	213.3	174.7	250.0	192.9	144.9	185.5	184.1

Private sector, states and territories

Job vacancies ('000), private sector - states and territories
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally Adjusted)
Feb-20	71.4	53.7	34.9	10.0	25.4	2.9	2.1	4.9	205.1	205.6
May-20	33.4	24.3	22.9	5.2	15.4	*1.6	1.3	2.5	106.5	109.6
Aug-20	55.0	40.6	39.2	10.6	30.2	2.8	3.6	3.7	185.7	181.4
Nov-20	74.4	52.8	44.0	13.3	35.0	4.4	3.5	6.0	233.3	231.8
Feb-21	85.9	59.5	49.1	17.3	36.8	5.1	3.8	6.0	263.5	265.9
May-21	102.7	80.9	62.8	18.7	43.3	5.9	4.1	6.7	325.0	331.9

Change from previous quarter (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally Adjusted)
Feb-20	-1.1	-2.2	-1.8	5.6	7.9	-0.6	-31.1	-6.2	-0.7	0.6
May-20	-53.2	-54.8	-34.3	-48.1	-39.2	-46.6	-39.0	-48.8	-48.1	-46.7
Aug-20	64.5	67.4	71.1	104.7	95.7	82.0	186.8	46.2	74.3	65.6
Nov-20	35.4	30.0	12.1	25.2	16.1	53.2	-2.9	62.1	25.6	27.7
Feb-21	15.4	12.6	11.7	30.2	5.0	17.8	8.7	0.7	12.9	14.7
May-21	19.5	36.1	27.8	8.1	17.7	14.6	9.1	10.5	23.3	24.8

Change from corresponding quarter of previous year (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally Adjusted)
May-19	2.1	-2.7	4.3	-3.2	5.7	42.8	11.7	-3.4	1.5	0.8
May-20	-52.0	-55.5	-23.9	-46.0	-29.1	-41.8	-65.5	-47.8	-45.9	-46.3
May-21	207.1	233.4	174.0	260.8	180.7	276.4	230.3	163.6	205.0	203.0

All figures are original unless stated otherwise
Trend figures are not currently available
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

Public sector, states and territories

Job vacancies ('000), public sector - states and territories
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally Adjusted)
Feb-20	7.9	6.0	3.5	1.7	2.2	0.5	0.8	1.7	24.4	24.7
May-20	6.3	4.4	2.3	1.6	*1.4	0.3	0.5	1.0	17.9	18.0
Aug-20	7.2	5.1	2.9	1.8	2.0	0.6	*0.6	1.9	22.3	22.2
Nov-20	8.2	5.6	3.9	2.2	2.4	0.8	*0.8	1.9	25.8	25.5
Feb-21	8.1	6.2	4.4	2.0	3.2	0.5	*1.0	2.1	27.5	27.8
May-21	10.1	6.7	4.4	2.6	2.9	0.6	0.9	2.1	30.4	30.6

Change from previous quarter (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally Adjusted)
Feb-20	-1.0	14.4	-3.6	-12.1	0.3	-27.7	63.0	-30.0	-1.2	1.2
May-20	-20.2	-26.1	-34.3	-2.7	-37.1	-40.8	-41.5	-38.8	-26.5	-27.0
Aug-20	14.0	16.1	26.4	14.3	43.8	99.1	37.8	83.5	24.6	23.0
Nov-20	13.9	8.5	34.7	21.2	17.9	36.3	16.7	-1.2	15.7	15.2
Feb-21	-2.1	10.7	12.1	-11.5	33.4	-31.7	33.4	12.5	6.5	8.9
May-21	25.4	7.8	0.8	31.3	-7.6	11.9	-10.1	-1.9	10.4	10.0

Change from corresponding quarter of previous year (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally Adjusted)
May-19	22.1	3.1	-2.7	16.3	-18.7	0.3	3.1	17.7	7.9	8.0
May-20	-16.3	-19.8	-23.7	2.9	-6.4	-50.7	-14.9	-44.5	-19.4	-19.3
May-21	59.3	50.4	92.4	60.9	109.1	107.7	92.8	100.0	69.5	69.7

All figures are original unless stated otherwise
Trend figures are not currently available
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

Industry

Job vacancies ('000), industry
	Feb-20	May-20	Aug-20	Nov-20	Feb-21	May-21
Mining	6.5	4.3	5.6	6.3	7.5	8.3
Manufacturing	12.2	7.0	13.5	15.3	16.6	20.7
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	2.1	1.6	1.9	2.2	2.7	3.0
Construction	16.6	8.3	15.9	17.9	26.7	29.9
Wholesale trade	12.6	6.5	9.9	13.4	14.0	17.8
Retail trade	18.9	11.4	18.5	25.7	24.9	34.3
Accommodation and food services	14.7	5.0	13.5	22.4	27.6	38.2
Transport, postal and warehousing	7.5	3.3	5.5	6.6	9.3	10.6
Information media and telecommunications	3.4	2.0	2.4	2.7	3.8	3.7
Financial and insurance services	11.9	7.8	12.3	12.8	14.7	17.9
Rental, hiring and real estate services	3.2	1.0	*3.6	4.4	4.6	7.8
Professional, scientific and technical services	26.3	13.1	23.5	27.0	31.2	31.9
Administrative and support services	31.2	17.5	24.2	26.8	28.6	35.2
Public administration and safety	13.3	8.6	13.4	16.7	15.0	17.2
Education and training	7.7	3.6	6.4	6.7	8.5	10.5
Health care and social assistance	29.8	19.7	28.4	37.7	39.1	47.7
Arts and recreation services	2.0	0.1	1.2	4.0	2.6	5.4
Other services	9.4	3.6	8.3	10.6	13.6	15.4

All figures are original
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

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Job Vacancies, Australia

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Key statistics

Survey Impacts

Seasonal adjustment and trend estimates

Survey responses remain high in May

Comparing job vacancies with other measures of labour demand

Additional COVID-19 period analysis of job vacancies

States and territories

Private sector, states and territories

Public sector, states and territories

Industry

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Key statistics

Survey Impacts

Seasonal adjustment and trend estimates

Survey responses remain high in May

Comparing job vacancies with other measures of labour demand

Additional COVID-19 period analysis of job vacancies

States and territories

Private sector, states and territories

Public sector, states and territories

Industry

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Table 1. Job vacancies, state and territories ('000)

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