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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

August 2023

Released

28/09/2023

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Key statistics

Seasonally adjusted estimates for August 2023:

Total job vacancies were 390,400, a decrease of 8.9% from May 2023.
Private sector vacancies were 346,600, a decrease of 9.2% from May 2023.
Public sector vacancies were 43,800, a decrease of 6.3% from May 2023.

Job vacancies, public and private sector
		Aug-2023 ('000)	Quarterly change (%)	Yearly change (%)
Trend	Private sector	354.7	-5.4	-13.5
	Public sector	44.7	-2.8	0.0
	Private and public sectors	399.4	-5.1	-12.2
Seasonally Adjusted	Private sector	346.6	-9.2	-16.5
	Public sector	43.8	-6.3	-3.1
	Private and public sectors	390.4	-8.9	-15.2
Original	Private sector	358.3	-2.6	-16.6
	Public sector	44.1	-6.5	-3.2
	Private and public sectors	402.3	-3.0	-15.3

Survey impacts and changes

Other measures of labour demand

New approach for estimating the contribution of micro-employers

Job vacancies over time

Job vacancies decreased by 8.9% (37,900 vacancies) in the three months to August 2023 (seasonally adjusted). Despite this being the fifth consecutive quarterly decrease, the level of job vacancies in August 2023 remained elevated. Job vacancies were 71.5% higher than they were in February 2020, prior to the start of the pandemic. The ongoing high level of vacancies reflected the continuing labour shortages in many industries.

Job vacancies, seasonally adjusted
	Job vacancies ('000)
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	na
Nov-08	na
Feb-09	na
May-09	na
Aug-09	na
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	143.5
Aug-13	140.6
Nov-13	138.9
Feb-14	143.2
May-14	147.4
Aug-14	146.6
Nov-14	149.7
Feb-15	151.9
May-15	157.8
Aug-15	161.5
Nov-15	167.4
Feb-16	172.2
May-16	171.3
Aug-16	177.1
Nov-16	182.4
Feb-17	185.1
May-17	185.9
Aug-17	200.1
Nov-17	205.1
Feb-18	213.1
May-18	223.6
Aug-18	227.0
Nov-18	232.4
Feb-19	232.6
May-19	227.3
Aug-19	221.6
Nov-19	230.5
Feb-20	227.6
May-20	128.5
Aug-20	202.9
Nov-20	259.9
Feb-21	288.2
May-21	367.9
Aug-21	327.3
Nov-21	407.1
Feb-22	423.2
May-22	476.9
Aug-22	460.4
Nov-22	453.6
Feb-23	439.2
May-23	428.4
Aug-23	390.4

Job vacancies, seasonally adjusted

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The Job Vacancies Survey was suspended between August 2008 to August 2009 (inclusive).

Businesses reporting vacancies

The number of businesses reporting at least one vacancy shows the extent of the acute reduction in labour demand in May 2020, as well as the subsequent change since then. In February 2020, just prior to the main effects of COVID-19, the proportion of businesses reporting at least one vacancy was 11.0%. In May 2020, a much lower proportion of businesses reported at least one vacancy (6.5%). By November 2022, this had increased to 27.7%. In line with the decrease in the number of vacancies over recent quarters, the proportion of businesses reporting at least one vacancy also decreased to 21.7% in August 2023.

Proportion of businesses reporting vacancies, Australia
	Proportion (%)
Feb-20	11.0
May-20	6.5
Aug-20	12.1
Nov-20	14.7
Feb-21	18.1
May-21	22.0
Aug-21	20.3
Nov-21	20.7
Feb-22	23.5
May-22	25.2
Aug-22	26.7
Nov-22	27.7
Feb-23	24.3
May-23	24.7
Aug-23	21.7

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Proportion of businesses reporting vacancies, states and territories (%)
	Aug-21	Nov-21	Feb-22	May-22	Aug-22	Nov-22	Feb-23	May-23	Aug-23
New South Wales	19.4	22.3	24.2	26.2	28.9	28.0	27.4	26.5	20.1
Victoria	18.8	21.2	22.9	27.3	27.1	29.2	25.4	24.7	26.3
Queensland	26.9	20.0	26.0	22.8	26.7	28.3	22.6	25.4	23.3
South Australia	13.1	14.7	17.6	17.3	19.7	18.4	16.0	19.4	17.2
Western Australia	21.5	19.5	22.4	28.3	25.2	29.4	21.6	23.1	16.3
Tasmania	15.1	18.5	19.2	19.1	14.0	22.0	15.6	14.5	16.9
Northern Territory	20.8	23.1	27.8	31.6	36.5	35.6	26.4	23.4	25.8
Australian Capital Territory	9.4	13.4	16.6	13.7	15.5	13.7	16.0	17.1	15.0
Australia	20.3	20.7	23.5	25.2	26.7	27.7	24.3	24.7	21.7

Proportion of businesses reporting vacancies, industry (%)
	Aug-21	Nov-21	Feb-22	May-22	Aug-22	Nov-22	Feb-23	May-23	Aug-23
Mining	18.1	17.1	27.8	24.8	19.3	27.1	26.0	26.4	25.3
Manufacturing	22.9	24.9	29.6	22.3	25.9	23.8	26.8	16.8	29.5
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	9.9	21.3	39.2	34.5	13.1	31.0	25.2	36.7	24.2
Construction	23.3	21.5	24.3	30.3	28.5	28.5	24.2	23.6	22.2
Wholesale trade	22.3	20.5	29.5	16.8	26.1	19.9	23.4	22.9	23.1
Retail trade	21.4	15.9	16.6	17.7	23.8	31.5	23.0	21.7	28.1
Accommodation and food services	18.3	30.9	32.4	34.0	42.5	45.3	41.7	35.5	31.8
Transport, postal and warehousing	15.7	17.3	22.4	22.6	25.8	21.5	16.6	21.3	13.2
Information media and telecommunications	15.9	15.5	19.8	26.7	20.4	29.0	21.4	21.3	15.8
Financial and insurance services	10.3	5.5	14.8	20.0	8.2	21.7	7.4	11.8	7.5
Rental, hiring and real estate services	19.3	15.1	20.1	25.2	27.3	26.1	13.9	13.0	15.7
Professional, scientific and technical services	15.4	16.6	17.6	18.0	19.4	24.8	19.6	22.2	16.8
Administrative and support services	29.8	30.5	36.2	38.3	32.8	36.8	26.7	34.0	27.5
Public administration and safety	29.8	27.5	33.5	37.9	37.4	35.0	43.3	32.0	34.8
Education and training	9.7	9.1	9.9	14.6	8.3	7.7	28.9	28.7	26.8
Health care and social assistance	21.2	26.7	18.9	26.7	33.4	17.5	30.8	29.5	21.2
Arts and recreation services	9.3	6.7	8.3	10.2	4.7	9.3	18.6	22.7	17.8
Other services	28.1	25.4	32.7	32.7	34.4	36.7	25.3	31.1	18.6
All industries	20.3	20.7	23.5	25.2	26.7	27.7	24.3	24.7	21.7

Reasons for vacancies (%)
	Aug-21	Nov-21	Feb-22	May-22	Aug-22	Nov-22	Feb-23	May-23	Aug-23
Replacement/resignations	75.1	77.4	79.7	80.4	78.2	77.1	79.6	77.6	77.4
Increased workload	42.3	45.9	47.8	47.0	45.4	44.0	44.0	39.7	38.6
Expansion of business	25.3	25.7	25.9	27.8	27.8	25.6	26.7	26.4	24.8
Restructure	15.7	13.8	13.9	14.4	13.2	12.8	13.7	14.5	14.3
Relocation	0.8	0.5	1.0	0.7	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.5	0.8
Seasonal	11.4	19.0	12.0	11.6	14.1	18.1	12.3	11.4	13.4
Special event	2.5	2.4	2.1	1.9	1.8	2.2	1.8	1.8	1.8
Takeover	1.4	1.6	2.0	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	1.6	1.6
Other	11.8	12.0	12.9	8.6	7.1	6.4	9.8	8.2	9.2

Businesses may have multiple reasons for reporting job vacancies
Proportions are of businesses that reported at least one vacancy

States and territories

Job vacancies, states and territories, original
	NSW ('000)	Vic ('000)	Qld ('000)	SA ('000)	WA ('000)	Tas ('000)	NT ('000)	ACT ('000)
Aug-18	79.6	66.2	34.6	11.7	25.9	3.0	3.6	6.7
Nov-18	83.5	61.6	37.7	10.7	26.8	3.6	3.8	7.0
Feb-19	84.0	64.1	36.6	9.4	27.5	3.0	3.6	6.6
May-19	77.2	60.1	33.2	11.2	23.2	3.3	4.2	6.7
Aug-19	72.8	61.2	39.1	11.3	26.4	3.6	4.3	7.6
Nov-19	80.2	60.1	39.2	11.4	25.7	3.6	3.5	7.7
Feb-20	79.3	59.7	38.4	11.7	27.6	3.4	2.9	6.6
May-20	39.8	28.7	25.2	6.8	16.8	1.9	1.7	3.6
Aug-20	62.2	45.8	42.1	12.5	32.2	3.4	4.2	5.6
Nov-20	82.7	58.4	47.9	15.6	37.4	5.1	4.2	7.9
Feb-21	94.0	65.6	53.5	19.3	40.0	5.7	4.8	8.2
May-21	112.8	87.6	67.2	21.3	46.2	6.5	5.0	8.8
Aug-21	95.2	81.3	70.6	18.0	52.1	5.8	6.1	8.0
Nov-21	120.9	106.0	70.3	23.7	60.8	6.8	6.2	9.9
Feb-22	130.0	101.8	76.9	24.5	66.5	7.3	8.5	11.5
May-22	145.1	120.1	78.6	24.5	65.2	7.5	7.7	12.3
Aug-22	150.8	126.6	85.8	25.2	60.7	6.3	7.6	12.0
Nov-22	133.0	117.7	85.7	25.3	61.9	7.1	7.5	12.2
Feb-23	145.0	110.8	85.0	22.9	52.8	7.7	6.9	11.5
May-23	128.1	105.1	77.1	24.9	54.9	7.1	6.3	11.4
Aug-23	122.4	99.6	80.0	24.7	52.5	6.8	6.0	10.4

Job vacancies, states and territories, original

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Change in job vacancies, states and territories (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally adjusted)	Australia (Trend)
Change from previous quarter
May-22	11.6	18.0	2.2	0.0	-1.9	2.8	-8.7	7.5	8.0	12.7	4.3
Aug-22	3.9	5.4	9.1	3.1	-6.8	-16.6	-1.3	-2.9	3.0	-3.5	2.4
Nov-22	-11.8	-7.0	-0.1	0.4	1.9	12.8	-1.7	2.0	-5.2	-1.5	0.0
Feb-23	9.0	-5.9	-0.8	-9.4	-14.8	8.4	-8.4	-5.8	-1.8	-3.2	-3.1
May-23	-11.7	-5.1	-9.3	8.7	4.0	-7.6	-8.3	-1.1	-6.2	-2.5	-4.5
Aug-23	-4.5	-5.2	3.8	-1.0	-4.3	-4.7	-4.8	-8.4	-3.0	-8.9	-5.1
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year
Aug-21	53.0	77.7	67.5	44.0	61.7	70.0	44.0	42.0	62.0	61.3	32.9
Aug-22	58.4	55.7	21.6	40.3	16.7	8.3	24.9	50.0	41.0	40.7	39.0
Aug-23	-18.8	-21.3	-6.8	-2.1	-13.6	7.7	-21.4	-13.0	-15.3	-15.2	-12.2

Data refers to original series unless otherwise stated

Job vacancies, change from February 2020 to August 2023, states and territories, original
State	Change from before COVID-19 (%)
New South Wales	54.3
Victoria	67.0
Queensland	108.5
South Australia	111.6
Western Australia	90.2
Tasmania	98.7
Northern Territory	109.8
Australian Capital Territory	56.7

Job vacancies, change from February 2020 to August 2023, states and territories, original

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Private sector

Job vacancies, private sector, states and territories, original
	NSW ('000)	Vic ('000)	Qld ('000)	SA ('000)	WA ('000)	Tas ('000)	NT ('000)	ACT ('000)
Aug-18	73.4	60.2	31.7	10.4	23.9	2.4	3.2	5.2
Nov-18	76.9	55.6	34.7	9.2	25.0	3.1	3.1	5.3
Feb-19	77.3	58.9	33.8	7.9	25.8	2.4	3.1	4.8
May-19	69.6	54.6	30.1	9.6	21.7	2.7	3.6	4.8
Aug-19	65.3	55.9	35.3	9.5	24.5	3.0	3.7	5.1
Nov-19	72.2	54.9	35.5	9.5	23.5	2.9	3.0	5.3
Feb-20	71.4	53.7	34.9	10.0	25.4	2.9	2.1	4.9
May-20	33.4	24.3	22.9	5.2	15.4	1.6	1.3	2.5
Aug-20	55.0	40.6	39.2	10.6	30.2	2.8	3.6	3.7
Nov-20	74.4	52.8	44.0	13.3	35.0	4.4	3.5	6.0
Feb-21	85.9	59.5	49.1	17.3	36.8	5.1	3.8	6.0
May-21	102.7	80.9	62.8	18.7	43.3	5.9	4.1	6.7
Aug-21	85.2	74.0	66.2	15.5	48.5	4.9	5.0	6.1
Nov-21	111.1	97.5	64.9	20.9	57.0	5.7	5.2	7.7
Feb-22	118.7	93.7	70.8	21.9	62.6	6.6	7.1	8.5
May-22	132.2	110.8	72.2	21.9	60.9	6.7	6.3	8.8
Aug-22	136.1	116.3	78.7	22.4	56.6	5.5	6.4	7.5
Nov-22	117.4	107.7	77.9	22.3	57.3	6.2	6.2	8.1
Feb-23	130.1	99.3	77.6	19.8	49.3	6.8	5.6	8.3
May-23	112.8	92.0	70.9	21.7	50.9	6.1	4.9	8.5
Aug-23	109.0	87.7	73.5	21.6	48.3	5.8	4.5	7.7

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Change in job vacancies, private sector (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally adjusted)	Australia (Trend)
Change from previous quarter
May-22	11.4	18.2	1.9	0.3	-2.7	2.7	-12.3	3.4	7.7	13.1	3.7
Aug-22	3.0	5.0	8.9	2.1	-7.0	-18.1	1.5	-14.5	2.3	-4.8	1.9
Nov-22	-13.7	-7.4	-1.0	-0.4	1.3	12.1	-2.8	7.8	-6.1	-2.1	-0.5
Feb-23	10.8	-7.8	-0.4	-11.2	-14.1	9.2	-8.7	2.7	-1.6	-3.4	-3.5
May-23	-13.3	-7.4	-8.6	9.4	3.3	-9.6	-13.3	2.4	-7.3	-2.8	-4.8
Aug-23	-3.3	-4.6	3.6	-0.4	-5.0	-4.3	-7.6	-9.0	-2.6	-9.2	-5.4
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year
Aug-21	55.0	82.3	68.8	46.0	60.8	72.9	39.5	65.1	64.5	63.7	33.7
Aug-22	59.7	57.1	18.8	44.2	16.7	12.3	26.8	23.2	40.6	40.2	38.9
Aug-23	-19.9	-24.6	-6.5	-3.6	-14.6	5.9	-28.9	3.2	-16.6	-16.5	-13.5

Data refers to original series unless otherwise stated

Public sector

Job vacancies, public sector, states and territories, original
	NSW ('000)	Vic ('000)	Qld ('000)	SA ('000)	WA ('000)	Tas ('000)	NT ('000)	ACT ('000)
Aug-18	6.2	6.0	2.9	1.4	2.0	0.6	0.4	1.5
Nov-18	6.6	6.0	3.0	1.5	1.8	0.5	0.7	1.7
Feb-19	6.7	5.3	2.8	1.5	1.6	0.5	0.5	1.8
May-19	7.6	5.5	3.0	1.6	1.5	0.6	0.6	1.9
Aug-19	7.5	5.3	3.8	1.8	2.0	0.6	0.7	2.5
Nov-19	8.0	5.2	3.6	1.9	2.2	0.7	0.5	2.5
Feb-20	7.9	6.0	3.5	1.7	2.2	0.5	0.8	1.7
May-20	6.3	4.4	2.3	1.6	1.4	0.3	0.5	1.0
Aug-20	7.2	5.1	2.9	1.8	2.0	0.6	0.6	1.9
Nov-20	8.2	5.6	3.9	2.2	2.4	0.8	0.8	1.9
Feb-21	8.1	6.2	4.4	2.0	3.2	0.5	1.0	2.1
May-21	10.1	6.7	4.4	2.6	2.9	0.6	0.9	2.1
Aug-21	9.9	7.3	4.4	2.4	3.5	0.9	1.1	1.9
Nov-21	9.8	8.5	5.4	2.9	3.9	1.1	1.0	2.2
Feb-22	11.3	8.1	6.1	2.6	3.9	0.8	1.3	3.0
May-22	12.9	9.3	6.4	2.5	4.3	0.8	1.5	3.5
Aug-22	14.6	10.3	7.1	2.8	4.1	0.8	1.3	4.5
Nov-22	15.6	10.0	7.8	3.0	4.6	0.9	1.3	4.1
Feb-23	14.9	11.5	7.4	3.1	3.5	0.9	1.2	3.2
May-23	15.3	13.1	6.1	3.3	4.0	1.0	1.4	2.9
Aug-23	13.4	11.9	6.5	3.1	4.2	0.9	1.5	2.7

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Change in job vacancies, public sector (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally adjusted)	Australia (Trend)
Change from previous quarter
May-22	14.3	15.4	5.4	-2.2	11.4	3.8	11.2	19.2	11.7	8.5	10.0
Aug-22	13.3	10.5	11.4	11.3	-4.4	-3.9	-13.5	26.0	10.2	10.4	7.7
Nov-22	6.6	-3.0	10.0	6.8	10.9	17.5	4.0	-7.8	4.1	4.2	4.6
Feb-23	-4.8	14.7	-5.7	4.3	-23.6	2.7	-7.2	-22.7	-3.5	-1.2	0.2
May-23	2.9	14.7	-17.1	4.6	14.4	7.4	14.7	-10.1	3.1	0.4	-1.9
Aug-23	-12.6	-9.4	5.3	-5.5	4.1	-6.8	4.8	-6.7	-6.5	-6.3	-2.8
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year
Aug-21	37.3	41.7	50.0	32.4	74.9	55.3	69.3	-2.1	41.0	41.2	25.9
Aug-22	47.4	41.2	62.9	15.3	16.1	-13.6	16.5	136.5	44.6	44.8	40.4
Aug-23	-8.7	15.6	-9.4	10.0	0.9	20.8	15.9	-40.3	-3.2	-3.1	0.0

Data refers to original series unless otherwise stated

Industry

Job vacancies, industry, original ('000)
	May-22	Aug-22	Nov-22	Feb-23	May-23	Aug-23
Mining	11.2	10.6	9.8	10.6	11.7	11.4
Manufacturing	28.9	28.3	25.9	25.1	22.6	25.1
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	4.2	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.9	4.9
Construction	39.9	33.5	29.9	31.2	33.1	28.8
Wholesale trade	19.2	20.5	16.6	16.5	15.3	15.5
Retail trade	40.3	46.1	49.9	36.4	32.2	38.5
Accommodation and food services	51.9	59.1	56.3	57.8	42.5	41.4
Transport, postal and warehousing	15.2	17.7	15.4	14.6	13.4	12.1
Information media and telecommunications	5.3	5.4	4.3	3.6	3.8	3.5
Financial and insurance services	20.2	18.6	16.8	14.9	13.4	11.3
Rental, hiring and real estate services	9.7	10.1	9.4	5.9	5.5	5.5
Professional, scientific and technical services	42.9	44.1	40.8	47.6	44.7	42.5
Administrative and support services	38.2	38.0	41.3	38.4	37.5	33.2
Public administration and safety	24.1	27.5	30.1	26.4	22.9	23.6
Education and training	12.7	11.2	11.1	13.5	15.9	15.5
Health care and social assistance	68.9	74.3	62.7	72.4	72.9	68.1
Arts and recreation services	7.2	6.6	7.8	6.6	6.5	7.3
Other services	21.1	18.8	18.0	16.5	16.1	14.2

Job vacancies, change from February 2020 to August 2023, industry, original
Industry	Change from before COVID-19 (%)
Arts and recreation services	265.6
Accommodation and food services	181.0
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	131.5
Health care and social assistance	128.8
Manufacturing	104.8
Retail trade	103.8
Education and training	100.4
Public administration and safety	77.5
Mining	74.0
Construction	72.9
Rental, hiring and real estate services	72.2
Professional, scientific and technical services	61.5
Transport, postal and warehousing	60.6
Other services	50.8
Wholesale trade	22.8
Administrative and support services	6.7
Information media and telecommunications	2.5
Financial and insurance services	-5.2

Job vacancies, change from February 2020 to August 2023, industry, original

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New approach for estimating the contribution of micro-employers

Job vacancies over time

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Industry

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New approach for estimating the contribution of micro-employers

Job vacancies over time

Businesses reporting vacancies

States and territories

Private sector

Public sector

Industry

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